RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#126 :: Monday, 12 August 2019

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2019-#126 :: Monday, 12 August 2019
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1. Moscow Times: 14% of Russians Are Considered Middle Class – Official Data.
2. Intellinews.com: Ben Aris, Moscow sees biggest protest rally since 2011 as Kremlin’s brutal police tactics backfire.
3. TASS: Vedomosti: Moscow protests point to widening chasm between government and the public.
4. www.rt.com: Over 130 detained in Moscow after protesters break off from peaceful rally to walk the streets. – rt.com/russia/466243-moscow-unsanctioned-protest-arrests/
5. Interfax: Bolotnaya riot case defendant arrested for 13 days for profane language from stage at Aug 10 rally.
6. Meduza: Jailed oppositionist calls on central election commissioner to postpone Moscow’s City Duma vote.
7. www.rt.com: Moscow woman seeks charges against police officer who ‘punched her’ during protest.
8. TASS: Russian senator says bill on authorized political rally sites to be drafted in September.
9. Awful Avalanche: Breaking News: American Collusion In Moscow Municipal Elections! – awfulavalanche.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/breaking-news-american-collusion-in-moscow-municipal-elections/
10. Wall Street Journal: Russia Protests Present New Challenge to Putin’s Dominance. Demonstrators say they are upset over the sluggish economy and a lack of political options.
11. Moscow Times: Mark Galeotti, Russia’s Opposition Has a Long Way to Go. Despite Moscow’s record protest, the Kremlin’s position is still strong.
12. Washington Post: Christian Caryl, On his 20th anniversary in power, Vladimir Putin looks weaker than ever.
13. Wall Street Journal: Angela Stent, Putin Plays Judo, Not Chess. Russia is weak, but its leader makes the most of the West’s disarray and indecisiveness.
14. Paul Goble: More Intelligent Part of Elite Understands Regime is Making Liberals into Revolutionaries, Kynyev Says.
15. Vedomosti: Newspaper says Putin fails to achieve goals during time in office.
16. Vedomosti: Poll shows Russians prefer Soviet leaders to current authorities.
17. Paul Goble: Nostalgia for Soviet Past Helping Russians to Overcome Trauma of Loss, Abramov Says.
18. Washington Post: Félix Krawatzek and Gwendolyn Sasse, One out of five Russians wants to leave the country. Here’s who they are. A staggering 44 percent of young Russians want to leave.
19. www.rt.com: Russia’s credit rating soars to pre-sanctions level with reserves projected to reach $600 billion. – rt.com/business/466300-fitch-upgrades-russia-rating/
20. Intellinews.com: Fitch upgrades Russia’s rating, returning it to 2014 level.
21. Vesti.ru: Dying Soviet “Monotowns” to Be Repurposed! The Era of Bleak Industrial Rust Cities is Over! – vesti.ru/doc.html?id=3176985&cid=4441
22. Bloomberg: Russia to Leapfrog Saudi in Wealth League as Oil Power Shifts.
23. Vox.com: Stephen Biegun likely Trump’s pick to be US ambassador to Russia. He’d surely welcome the change of scenery after the tough time he’s had with North Korea.
24. http://thesaker.is: Scott Humor, The dialectic of the Moscow Protests Hoax. – thesaker.is/the-dialectic-of-the-moscow-protests-hoax/
25. The National Interest: Dmitri K. Simes, Delusions About Russia Russia is a dangerous adversary. But treating it as an outright enemy could result in a self-fulfilling prophecy, triggering mortal threats to its neighbors which otherwise may not be in the cards.