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Johnson’s Russia List
2012-#170
28 September 2012
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In this issue

POLITICS

1. Moscow Times: Medvedev Seen Hanging in the Balance.
2. AFP: Facebook’s Zuckerberg to meet Russian PM.
3. Moskovskiye Novosti: Russia’s Future Elite Will Be Loyal to Authorities: Facebook’s Zuckerberg to meet Russian PM.
4. Izvestia: USAID ACTIVITIES IN RUSSIA WILL BE CONTINUED BY NDI AND THE FORD FOUNDATION.
5. Washington Post: Russian activists stand firm against Putin.
6. Reuters: Russian Orthodox leader defends ties with Kremlin.
7. www.russiatoday.com: Head of Russian church opposes ‘mindless copying’ of western values.
8. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, Sept. 28, 2012.
9. New York Times: Not in Script for Kremlin: A Real Race for Governor.
10. RFE/RL: Brian Whitmore, Free Elections Are Coming To Russia! No, Really!
11. Moskovsky Komsomolets: Kudrin to Mildly Reprove Russia.
12. Reuters: Russian opposition lawmaker banned from speaking in parliament. (Ilya Ponomaryov)
13. Moscow Times: Sobchak to Get Her Money Back.
14. RIA Novosti: Pussy Riot Members Unmasked – Nashi Head.
15. Moscow Times: Michael Bohm, Russia Is Turning Into Iran.
16. Prospect (UK): James Sherr, WILL PUTIN LOSE RUSSIA?
17. Moscow Times: Marily Murray, When Hopelessness Becomes a Deadly Tyrant.
18. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Where is Russia’s Norton Anthology? Alexander Genis ponders whether an analog of Norton anthology of literature could exist in Russia.
19. Sergei Roy: rejoinder to Alexander Rahr.

ECONOMY

20. ITAR-TASS: RF 2013-15 budget to be social despite strict budget rule.
21. Reuters: Putin’s promises return to haunt Russian budget.
22. Reuters: Russia’s richest man is out to prove a point. (Alisher Usmanov)
23. Reuters: Kremlin oil control drive could backfire.
24. Valdai Discussion Club: Sergei Dubinin, New wave of privatization in Russia.
25. www.rbth.ru: Alexander Yakovenko, APEC fosters pragmatic partnerships with a global dimension. Russian ambassador in UK strongly believes that Russia can reap a lot of benefits on the Asia-Pacific region. The APEC CEO summit allows the country to promote its interest globally.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

26. The Nation: Michael Klare, Putin’s Pivot on Asia. Surprisingly, the United States seems pleased that Putin wants to reposition Russia as a major Asian power.
27. Valdai Discussion Club: Alexie Pilko, What is soft power and how should Russia use it?
28. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Duma speaker refuses to go to Strasbourg to attend PACE session.
29. http://www.nato.int: Address by NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow to the International Conference ”Russia-NATO: 15 years on the way to partnership”
30. http://www.nato.int: Remarks by NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow at the Security and Defence Agenda Rountable ”Next steps in Missile Defence”
31. www.russiatoday.com: Robert Bridge, Moscow calling but NATO not answering.
32. Jamestown Foundation Eurasia Daily Monitor: Pavel Felgenhauer, Russia is building an “iron fist” to deter the West. A National Consensus in Moscow on Pursuing a Revisionist Strategy.
33. Izvestia: “SO FAR THE RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND GEORGIA ARE HOPELESS.” The ruling “United national movement” of Georgia expects to retain its majority in Parliament in the result of elections.
34. The Economist: Georgia’s election. Pain and grief in Georgia. Modernisation is one thing, democracy another. Georgia faces a dangerously polarised election.
35. Bloomberg: Georgia Abuse Outcry Lifts Russia-Linked Billionaire in Vote.

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