JRL Table of Contents :: Johnson’s Russia List 2012-#184 – 18 October 2012
Johnson’s Russia List
2012-#184
18 October 2012
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In this issue
POLITICS
1. University of Washington: Remembering Herbert J. Ellison, a guiding light in international studies.
2. International Business Times: Arctic Maritime Traffic Over Russia Breaks Last Year’s Record.
3. Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Report on Growing Wealth Inequality.
4. ITAR-TASS: Russian government approves anti-tobacco bill.
5. Interfax: 83% of Russians Back Medvedev’s Initiative to Fully Ban Tobacco Advertisements – Poll.
6. RIA Novosti: Russia Faces ‘Battle’ Over Anti-Smoking Bill.
7. www.russiatoday.com: Russia drafts new ethnic policy of ‘multi-people nation’ – report.
8. ITAR-TASS: Putin calls for restoring direct elections of governors.
9. Financial Times: Red mist falls on Russia’s blue lights.
10. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, Oct. 18, 2012.
11. Russia Beyond the Headlines: No change after political reform. United Russia heralds the defeat of the opposition in the wake of Oct. 14 regional elections in Russia. Governors were elected for the first time in eight years, and the race included not only the main political forces but also two dozen new parties. However, the updated format only underscored the immutability of regional government and demonstrated the chaos inside the opposition ranks.
12. RBC Daily: PYRAMID. ORGANIZERS OF ELECTION OF THE OPPOSITION COORDINATING COUNCIL ARE SUSPECTED OF FRAUD.
13. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. The elections in the coordination council of the opposition under threat.
14. BBC Monitoring: Russian opposition figures reject accusations of theft.
15. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, Putin warns of growing terror risks as Kremlin arrests opposition leader.
16. Moscow Times: Udaltsov Calls for Pickets Over Aide’s Detention.
17. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. The opposition considers the criminal case against Sergei Udaltsov politically biased.
18. Svobodnaya Pressa: Udaltsov Calls on Voters To Elect ‘Balanced’ Coordination Council.
19. Nezavisimaya Gazeta: EVERYONE IS A POTENTIAL TRAITOR. DRAFT LAW ON STATE SECRETS IS PUTTING AVERAGE RUSSIANS AT RISK.
20. BBC Monitoring: Russian TV once again attacks Pussy Riot punk band, links it to opposition.
21. RIA Novosti: Pope Supports Russian Church’s Position on Vandalism.
22. The New Republic:Julia Ioffe, Kremlin Tightens Screws, Unwittingly Loosens Bolts.
23. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: Putin No Nationalist but Now Playing Nationalist Card, Svanidze Says.
24. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Most Russians support censorship online. The word “censorship” is not something most Russians fear. A social analysis conducted by the Levada Center has shown that almost two-thirds of Russians are in favor of Internet regulation.
25. www.russiatoday.com: Putin against hijab in schools.
ECONOMY
26. Moscow Times: Ombudsman Unveils Program for Disgruntled Businesspeople.
27. Kommersant: Foreign Investors Present in Russia Sparing in Criticism of Investment Climate.
28. Interfax: Russia Hopes to Improve Doing Business Ranking Through Tax Administration – Minister.
29. Reuters: Rosneft lodges bid for BP stake in TNK-BP -sources.
30. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Rosneft can become the largest world oil producing company.
31. Economist.com: Oil in Russia. Unhappy families.
32. Moscow Times: Medvedev Mulls Ending Kyoto Role.
33. Moscow Times: Boris Kagarlitsky, Building a Virtual Skolkovo.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
34. Moscow Times: Sergei Karaganov, How the G20 Can Save the World.
35. Rossiiskaya Gazeta: WEAPONS OF SOVEREIGNTY. VLADIMIR PUTIN CRITICIZES POLITICAL BANS ON ARMS TRADE.
36. Interfax: Rogozin: NATO missile defense jeopardizes Russia.
37. RIA Novosti: Turkey ‘Admits’ Russian Air Cargo Legal.
38. www.russiatoday.com: Russia offers Washington advice for a change in Syria.
39. www.russiatoday.com: Fewer Russians ‘like’ the US, but still ‘friends’ poll.
40. Interfax: Most Russians Say Barack Obama’s Victory Is In Russia’s Interests – Poll.
41. www.opendemocracy.net: Dmitri Trenin, Obama or Romney? The Russian view.
42. RIA Novosti: Russian Experts Comment On Second Obama Romney Debate.
43. New York Times editorial: Mr. Putin’s Gift to Terrorists.
44. New York Times: Ariel Cohen, Putin’s New ‘Fortress Russia’
45. Interfax: Extending NATO Presence In Afghanistan Needs UN Sanction – Russia’s Envoy.
46. Jamestown Foundation Eurasia Daily Monitor: Taras Kuzio, Eight Reasons Why Ukraine’s Party of Regions Will Win the 2012 Elections.