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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2019-#94 :: Wednesday, 5 June 2019
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1. www.rbth.ru: Russians used to be obsessed with literature – they’re not anymore. – rbth.com/arts/330464-russian-read-books
2. www.rt.com: Russian economic growth hit 6-year high in 2018 despite sanctions – World Bank.
3. Russia Beyond: How much money does an average Russian make? – rbth.com/business/330451-average-salary
4. Moscow Times: Most Russian Ministries Lack Online Transparency – Study.
5. Moscow Times: Half of Russians Are Worried About the Environment Where They Live – Survey.
6. Komsomolskaya Pravda: Russian pundit views public ‘irritation’ with authorities. (Valery Solovey)
7. PRI.org: Generation Putin. Russia’s youth flex their political power.
8. Financial Times: Russian technology: can the Kremlin control the internet? Moscow is developing a ‘sovereign’ web that critics say will enhance official power to silence dissent.
9. Vedomosti: Poll says business climate in Russia ‘unsafe’ due to security agencies.
10. Vedomosti: Russian pundit views ‘active presence’ of church in society. (Fyodor Krasheninnikov)
11. Washington Post: Anders Aslund, Vladimir Putin is Russia’s biggest oligarch.
12. TASS: Nezavisimaya Gazeta: World just two minutes away from doomsday.
13. Russian International Affairs Council: Russian Policy in the Middle East: Dividends and Costs of the Big Game. – russiancouncil.ru/papers/Russia-MiddleEast-WP51En.pdf
14. TASS: Moscow, Beijing see eye to eye on virtually all key global issues, says Putin.
15. www.rt.com: Syria, Iran, N. Korea on agenda as Xi meets with Putin in Moscow 70 yrs since diplomatic ties began.
16. Wall Street Journal: Russia Rolls Out Red Carpet for Xi Amid Tensions With the West. Moscow hopes it can lift investment from China as domestic economic growth lags.
17. www.rt.com: Russia & China to ink dozens of deals during St. Petersburg Economic Forum.
18. Moscow Times: Bruno Macaes, Is Russia Having Second Thoughts About Integration With China? President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg happens at a critical moment in the relations between the two countries.
19. Bellona: Charles Digges, Russian-Chinese relations are warming the Arctic. If the Kremlin meets its goal of transforming the Arctic’s Northern Sea Route into a bustling commercial shipping passage, it may end up having China to thank.
20. Intellinews.com: U.S. trails Russia and China in Arctic race.
21. Reuters: HBO show success drives Chernobyl tourism boom.
22. The New Yorker: Masha Gessen, What HBO’s “Chernobyl” Got Right, and What It Got Terribly Wrong.
23. Kyiv Post: 4 parties polling well for July 21 parliament election.
24. Intellinews.com: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Brussels to affirm European direction and desire to join Nato.
25. RFE/RL: Ukraine’s President Promises NATO Referendum As Part Of Path To West.
26. www.rt.com: US envoy in Ukraine projects blame on Europe to cover up backing Poroshenko – analyst.
27. Kyiv Post: Ukraine might be designated as major non-NATO US ally.
28. Meduza: Luggage systems collapse at Sheremetyevo. Moscow passengers spend hours waiting for bags after salary cuts led airport luggage loaders to quit en masse.
29. Russia Reviewed: A cautious mid-year booklist. – russiareviewed.wordpress.com/2019/06/05/a-cautious-mid-year-booklist/
30. www.rt.com: ‘First ever law against fairytale characters’: Russian Senator trolls US colleagues’ anti-troll act. – rt.com/russia/461061-deter-act-trolls-russia/
31. Politico.com: Russia’s manipulation of Twitter was far vaster than believed. (excerpt)
32. New York Times: Russia Could Unleash Fake Videos During Election, Schiff Says.
33. The Hill: John Solomon, Hillary Clinton’s Russia collusion IOU: The answers she owes America.

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