Category: Politics, Government, Protests, Elections

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections

NO LONGER IMPRESSIVE: Pollsters say that support for Vladimir Putin dropped 20% over the last ten years

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
File Photo of Vladimir Putin Sitting at Desk

NO LONGER IMPRESSIVE: Pollsters say that support for Vladimir Putin dropped 20% over the last ten years – Kommersant – September 11, 2012 –  Maxim Ivanov, Sofia Samokhina [no link available to English-language version of article] Kommersant reports that a poll by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) shows a 20% drop in the number of Vladimir Putin supporters […]

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Putin’s perks: Nice work

Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
File Photo of Vladimir Putin Sitting at Desk

Putin’s perks: Nice work – The Economist – September 1, 2012 click here to read original article The Economist covers a report by Boris Yeltsin deputy prime minister, and current opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov, addressing or alleging the life of  wealth and luxury enjoyed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Nemtsov and journalist Leonid Martynuk suggest Putin is motivated to maintain […]

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Search at factory of Navalny’s parents underway in Kirovles case

Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Alexei Navalny file photo

Search at factory of Navalny’s parents underway in Kirovles case – Itar-Tass – August 28 click here to read the orginal article Russian source Itar-Tass reports that authorities pursuing an investigation of Alexei Navalny have now conducted a search of his parents’ willow-weaving factory in the Moscow region.  [Navalny is an opposition leader and anti-corruption lawyer-blogger.] The factory was first […]

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11 POINTS FROM PUTIN: Starting from 2013, the effectiveness of the work of the governors will be evaluated in a new way

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Map of Russia

11 POINTS FROM PUTIN: Starting from 2013, the effectiveness of the work of the governors will be evaluated in a new way –  Vedomosti editorial – 8.24.12 [no link available to English-language translation] A Vedemosti editorial reports that a presidential decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 21, 2012, and effective in 2013, will change how regional governors […]

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For Russians, August is the cruelest month

Chechnya, Dagestan, North Caucasus, Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Disasters, History, Soviet Union, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Kremlin and St. Basil's

For Russians, August is the cruelest month – Washington Times – August 23, 2012 –  Marc Bennetts click here to read original article The Washington Times explains that August, or “Black August” has somehow been the month when some of the worst disasters in recent Russian memory have occurred:  in 1991, the attempted coup by communist hard-liners opposed to Gorbachev […]

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POLITBURO 2012: Political scientists came up with the list of most powerful people in Russian politics

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Kremlin and Moscow Environs Aerial View

POLITBURO 2012: Political scientists came up with the list of most powerful people in Russian politics – Moskovskiye Novosti 8.22.12 [no link available to English-language version] Moskovskiye Novosti listed out leading figures in Russian politics by category or venue, indicating they were basing their list on analysis from Minchenko Consulting that “determined individuals’ closeness to the pinnacle of political power […]

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