JRL Table of Contents :: Johnson’s Russia List 2012-#180 – 12 October 2012
Johnson’s Russia List
2012-#180
12 October 2012
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POLITICS
1. Interfax: Poll Shows Increase In Support For Russian Leaders.
2. Reuters: Russia local elections seen extending Putin’s power in regions.
3. Bloomberg: Putin Braces for First Russian Election Since Kremlin Return.
4. RIA Novosti: Russia Polls Revolve Around Moscow Suburb Vote.
5. RIA Novosti: Fyodor Lukyanov, Why is Russia Ignoring PACE?
6. Canada.com: Matthew Fisher, No polar bears within few decades, Russian expert predicts.
7. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, Oct. 12, 2012.
8. Vedomosti: MEDVEDEV WILL MEET KUDRIN. Dmitry Medvedev and Alexey Kudrin will discuss the situation around reforms in the country.
9. RIA Novosti: Russian Pundits Weigh Up Possible Scenarios In Test Case Election.
10. Vedomosti: Russian Supreme Court Reinstates Governor Denin as Candidate.
11. Svobodnaya Pressa: Political Experts Review Campaign Techniques for Russia’s Oct 14 Elections.
12. ITAR-TASS: Pussy Riot band to go ahead with its activity, says released feminist.
13. RFE/RL: Freed Pussy Riot Member Says ‘Art Must Be Political’
14. www.russiatoday.com: Freedom should not be destructive Russian Orthodox Church chief.
15. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Most of Russia Seen Unconcerned About Media Closures.
16. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Documentary worries opposition. The documentary film Anatomy of Protest 2, which recently aired on Russian television, has sparked controversy around opposition leaders. The Russian television channel NTV has accused the opposition of preparing to use illegal force, while opposition leaders have promised to file lawsuits against defamation.
17. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Opposition leader Udaltsov tries to knock bottom out of anatomy of protest-2 film.
18. Moscow Times: Michael Bohm, Lots of Barking in the Kremlin.
19. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Moscow Daily: Officials ‘Deceived’ Public, Themselves About North Caucusus.
20. Moscow Times: Q&A: Navalny’s Fundraiser Sees the Power of the Crowd. (Vladimir Ashurkov)
21. Interfax: Prokhorov Says He Will Focus on Politics.
22. Interfax: Moscow Helsinki Group chairman regrets that Nobel Peace Prize went to EU.
23. Interfax: Human rights activist Lokshina, who received SMS threats, leaves Russia.
24. ITAR-TASS: Creation of “Hyde parks” in Moscow not to affect rallying elsewhere – mayor.
25. Human Rights Watch: Russia: IOC Should Address Deteriorating Rights Climate.
26. Bloomberg: Leonid Bershidsky, ‘Curing’ Homosexuality in Russia and Ukraine.
ECONOMY
27. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Russia unemployment lowest over past 12 years.
28. Interfax: Putin: Business Ombudsmen Should Defend Business People Whose Rights Have Been Violated.
29. Interfax: SUMMARY: Gazprom’s Gas Pipeline Lineup.
30. Investment Europe: Wage growth in Russia makes consumer sector attractive, says Invesco.
31. Moscow Times: Education Deficiencies Limit Startups.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
32. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Russia accused of supplying arms to Syria.
33. Kommersant: TURKEY-CAUGHT. The incident around the forced landing in Ankara of a plane flying from Moscow to Damascus can seriously damage Russian-Turkish relations.
34. New York Times: Russia Presses Turkey for Details on Plane’s Cargo.
35. Xinhua “Analysis”: “Russia, Iraq Find Common Ground as Old Ties Revived”
36. Der Spiegel: Putin Confidant Yakunin. ‘Russia and the West Are Drifting Apart’
37. Moscow Times: Nuclear Dismantlement Program’s End Draws Near.
38. CNN: Russia nuclear partnership not dead, State Department insists.
39. Jacob Kipp: Comment on John Arquilla JRL #179.
40. Interfax: Russian Official Hints At Possible Breakthrough At Talks With Georgia.
41. RIA Novosti: New Georgian leadership must launch dialogue with Russia. (Tedo Japaridze)