RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents & links :: JRL 2019-#193 :: Monday, 2 December 2019
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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2019-#193 :: Monday, 2 December 2019
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1. TASS: One in two Russians satisfied with their life – poll – tass.com/society/1094747
2. TASS: Don’t worry be happy: Poll reveals majority of Russians have upbeat outlook – tass.com/society/1031973
3. TASS: Nearly two-thirds of Russians consider bear the most fitting symbol for Russia – tass.com/society/1093899
4. The Unz Review: Anatoly Karlin, Number of Russians Preparing to Emigrate Reaches Record Low – unz.com/akarlin/number-of-russians-preparing-to-emigrate-reaches-record-low/
5. The Bell: Over half of young Russians want to emigrate.
https://thebell.io/en/
6. www.rt.com: Moscow wins ‘tourism Oscar,’ overtaking Paris, London, NYC & others as world’s top city destination – rt.com/business/474652-moscow-worlds-top-leading-city/
7. www.rt.com: ‘Sports changed my life & mindset’: Putin says parents were against him studying martial arts, but coach talked them around – rt.com/russia/474478-putin-judo-coach-russia/
8. www.rt.com: Thanks, but we’ll keep ‘mother’ & ‘father’: Putin rejects politically correct ‘parent #1 & #2’ titles – rt.com/russia/474708-putin-mother-father-parent/
9. Vesti.ru: Never Before Seen Footage! Reporters Given Access to Putin’s Special Top Secret Train – vesti.ru/doc.html?id=3215180&cid=4441
10. RFE/RL: One In Five Russians ‘Willing To Participate In Political Protests’
11. RFE/RL: Far From Home: Russia Weighs Law To Allow Convicts To Do Time Closer To Their Families.
12. Stratfor.com: In 2020, Russia’s Biggest Enemy Will Be Its Own Economic Stagnation.
13. Paul Goble: Liberal Democracy isn’t Dead or Defeated but It has a New Opponent, Feudalism 2.0, Gontmakher Says.
14. The Bell: Romanticism, nostalgia, regret: why are Russians discussing the 1990s? – thebell.io/en
15. Russia Beyond: 5 foreign-produced documentaries to better understand Russians – rbth.com/lifestyle/331357-documentaries-about-russia-people
16. Lizok’s Bookshelf: Lisa Hayden Espenschade, Russian-to-English Translations for 2019. (excerpt)
17. The Atlantic: Leon Aron, Russian Jokes Tell the Brutal Truth. In a repressive society, dark political jokes allow regular people to describe what they see with their own eyes.
18. Russian International Affairs Council: Igor Ivanov, Russian Foreign Policy Moving into 2020: Today’s Achievements and Tomorrow’s Challenges – russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/analytics/russian-foreign-policy-moving-into-2020-today-s-achievements-and-tomorrow-s-challenges/
19. TASS: Russian, US expertise in Antarctica should be used to ease current tensions – Lavrov.
20. Nature.com: Andrew Moravcsik, BOOK REVIEW. Power of connection: why the Russia-Europe gas trade is strangely untouched by politics. Thane Gustafson argues that fuel pipelines foster stability.
21. Wall Street Journal: China and Russia Are Partners-and Now Have a $55 Billion Pipeline to Prove It. Putin and Xi flip the switch on a gas conduit from Siberia, challenging the economic and strategic clout of the U.S.
22. Valdai Discussion Club: Alexander Lomanov, Russia and China: Breathing a Sigh of Relief. The launch of the new Power of Siberia gas pipeline, through which Russian natural gas will flow to China, symbolizes the establishment of a new type of relationship between the partner countries. Within the framework of these relations, economic interdependence is combined with political understanding. These components support and reinforce each other – valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/russia-and-china-breathing-a-sigh-of-relief/
23. Russian International Affairs Council: Dayan Jayatilleka, The Intellectual Vector: Where Russian Interventionism Is Imperative – russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/analytics/the-intellectual-vector-where-russian-interventionism-is-imperative/
24. www.rt.com: Russia is now far less dependent on US dollar or any other foreign currency – central bank.
25. Valdai Discusion Club: Alexei Grivach, Power of Siberia Opens Chinese Gas Market – valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/power-of-siberia-opens-chinese-gas-market/
26. Intellinews.com: Lukashenko, Putin agree on setting up a single market mechanism, merging some government functions.
27. Asia Times: Joseph Dana, Russia’s growing influence in Africa.
28. Intellinews.com: Ben Aris, Ukraine is a captured state.
29. Interfax: Kremlin wants to ‘understand’ Ukrainian leader’s approach to conflict settlement.
30. Intellinews.com: Ukraine, Russia discuss new gas transit deal at bilateral meeting.
31. www.rt.com: Ukraine facing $3bn budget revenue shortfall with Russian gas transit contract in limbo.
32. TASS: Izvestia: Normandy Quartet to avoid gas transit talk.
33. Washington Post editorial: The damage done to Ukraine. Kyiv needs U.S. support more than ever. Time for Trump to revive it.
34. Vesti.ru: BREAKING! Heavenly Hundred Were a Hoax! Maidan Protestors Died in HIGHLY Suspicious Circumstances – vesti.ru/doc.html?id=3214895&cid=4441
35. Spectator USA: Peter Hitchens, Media Middle East World, In defense of journalism. ‘Citizen journalists’ are no such thing. (re Bellingcat) [https://spectator.us/defense-journalism-syria-opcw/] … [Further on Bellingcat: http://armswatch.com/exposed-bellingcat-fabricate-evidence-deliberately-hide-documents-in-new-russian-spy-plot/]
36. PsyPost: Eric Dolan, Study finds no evidence Russian troll campaign impacted polarization among U.S. Twitter users – psypost.org/2019/11/study-finds-no-evidence-russian-troll-campaign-impacted-polarization-among-u-s-twitter-users-54965\
37. Moon of Alabama: New Study: “Russian Trolls” Did Not “Sow Discord” – They Influenced No One – moonofalabama.org/2019/11/new-study-russian-trolls-did-not-sow-discord-they-influenced-no-one.html?fbclid=IwAR0K-U4cjBQVqFzmd-YThjpjex0omxCLErkoET610r2xaEox0_-JJ2v64qE
38. Jackmatlock.com June 29, 2018), Musings II…The “Intelligence Community,” “Russian Interference,” and Due Diligence. Did the U.S. “Intelligence Community” judge that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election?
39. www.strategic-culture.org: Jack Matlock, We’re Not Just Talking to Ourselves – Others Find Us – strategic-culture.org/news/2019/11/22/were-not-just-talking-to-ourselves-others-find-us/
40. Voice of America: Jamie Dettmer, Reporter’s Notebook: They Do Things Differently in Russia.
