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> Majority Of Russians Expect Political Upheaval Next Year - Poll - Interfax 12.29.11
> Russia's Smouldering 'White Revolution' - Nicolai N Petro/opendemocracy.net - 12.29.11
> Russian Opposition Leader: "Millions Will Take to The Streets" After Presidential Poll
- Interfax 12.29.11
> YEAR IN REVIEW: a Wind of Change At Russian Oil Companies - Interfax 12.29.11
> Russia Says Not Too Late Yet To Find Solution To Missile Defence Dispute - Interfax 12.29.11

> Work Begins On Election Reforms - MT 12.29.11
> The Mystery Called Surkov: While the Consequences of Surkov's Dismissal Remain to Be Seen, All Signs Point to Putin Consolidating Power - RP 12.29.11
> Ombudsman Lukin Ready to Take Part in Organization of Dialogue Between Authorities, Opposition - Interfax 12.29.11
> Russian Opposition Leader: Talks With Govt "would Make No Sense" - Interfax 12.29.11
> Small deeds, no politics - Irina Borogan, Andrei Soldatov/ opendemocracy.net 12.29.11

> Russian Tycoon Better Known Than Before, Most Voters Still Unconvinced - Poll - Interfax - 12.29.11
> Medvedev Offers Belated Political Reforms - RP 12.30.11

> Year in Review: When Reality Cut In - Kevin O'Flynn - MT 12.29.11

> Twitter Becomes Key for Moscow Protests - MT 12.23.11
> Mobile Networks Overloading at Rallies - MT 12.29.11
> Over Half Of Russians Do Not Want Re Run Of Parliamentary Election - Poll - Interfax
> The End Of The Surkov Era: The System Eats Its Architect - RFE/RL
> TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with journalists of the government press pool
and wishes them a Happy New Year
- premier.gov.ru

> Happy New Year! - MT 12.27.11
> Predicting 2012 - MN 12.26.11
> 2011: Russia's year in quotes - MN 12.26.11
> Putin Says Manipulation Isn't Needed to Win Popular Support - Bloomberg 12.27.11
> Kremlin Silent on New Massive Protest - MT 12.27.11
> Opinion Poll At Moscow Demo Shows Strong Support For Alternative Politicians - Interfax 12.26.11
> Whose Side Are You On? Former Finance Minister Raises Suspicions Over His New Role as "Protest Mediator" - RP 12.27.11
> Moscow protesters vow more rallies - poll - RIAN 12.27.11
> Russian opposition figurehead Navalny may challenge Putin for Kremlin - RIAN 12.27.11
> Russian Officials Say Recent Rallies Proof Of Freedom Of Speech, Civil Society - Interfax 12.27.11
> Decentralization of Power May Start With Pilot Projects - Medvedev - Interfax 12.26.11
> The return of protest politics - MN 12.26.11

> Internet TV Channel Challenges Kremlin's Information Monopoly - RFE/RL MT 12.22.11
> Rally Suggests Protest Mood Is Growing - MT 12.26.11
> Protest movement looks set to continue, becoming increasingly anti-Putin - experts - RP
> Webcam election proposal faces major logistics hurdle - MN
> Virtually Helping: A Newly-Created Facebook Application May Empower Russians Protesting against Alleged Vote Rigging During December's Parliamentary Elections - RP
> Putin and the "magnificent seven": All set for an interesting election - RIAN
> Under 30 Per Cent Of Muscovites Favour Putin's Comeback As President - Poll - Interfax
> Most Russians Expect No Changes Following Recent Duma Election - Poll - Interfax
> Putin Assails U.S. and Protesters - MT
> Putin Message to Workers Aggravates Middle Class - MT
> "Come to Me, Bandar-logs": Annual Call-In Telethon with Putin Yielded Few Concrete Answers - RP
> TRANSCRIPT: Putin Live Television Q & A [lengthy text] - premier.gov.ru
> Kim's Death 'Won't Hurt' Ties - MT
> Expert Malashenko doesn't expect radical reforms in North Korea - Interfax
> Russia Accuses U.S. of Seeking Role of Global Web Regulator - Interfax
> Shaken Stability: Do the Mass Riots in Kazakhstan Highlight the Country's Growing Instability? - RP
> Kyoto Protocol Fails to Meet Declared Goals - Moscow - Interfax
> What price stability? Russia's economic environment in 2012 hangs on an increasingly unpredictable oil price - MN
> WTO ­ blessing or curse? - MN
> Under 30 Per Cent Of Muscovites Favour Putin's Comeback As President - Poll - Interfax
> Most Russians Expect No Changes Following Recent Duma Election - Poll - Interfax
> Pundits Launch Website To Engage Public In Debate On Russia's Political Future - Interfax
> Siluanov Confirmed As Finance Minister - MT
> Yes No to WTO: With International Opposition to WTO Entry all but Defeated, the Kremlin Still Needs to Win Over Domestic Opposition to Retain Membership - RP
> From Arab Spring to Russian Winter? - RP
> As Approval Rating Falls, Putin Faces Runoff - MT
> On Putin's order, government set to spend $470 m. on cameras for presidential vote - RIAN
> Interior Ministry anticipates social tensions in Russia to grow - Interfax
> Presidential Race Lacks Independents - MT
> Brezhnev's Lurking Phantom: After 2012, Russia May Come to a Similar State as the Late Soviet Union, Experts Predict - RP
> CALL-IN TRANSCRIPT: A Conversation with Vladimir Putin: Continued - premier.gov.ru
> Putin Assails U.S. and Protesters - MT
> Putin Message to Workers Aggravates Middle Class- MT
> "Come to Me, Bandar-logs": Annual Call-In Telethon with Putin Yielded Few Concrete Answers - RP
> TRANSCRIPT: Putin Live Television Q & A [lengthy text] - premier.gov.ru

Thursday 12.15.11 - JRL 2011-225

> Russia wants better cooperation with U.S. ­ Putin - RIAN
> Commerce Chamber Sees Positive Changes - MT
> 'I am Putin's propaganda'- Polina Bykhovskaya - opendemocracy.net
> Two Nations, One Vision: The Internet Is Poised to Overtake Television as the Key Information Supplier - RP
> Until Death Do Them Part: Russia's Demographic Crisis May Compel Russian Women to Bear Equal Economic Burden with Men - RP
> New Duma Draws From Politburo and Playboy - MT
> Gryzlov Quits Parliament After 8 Years - MT
> 50,000-Strong Rally Approved - MT
> Putin launches presidential campaign; promises CCTV at polling stations - BNE

Wednesday 12.14.11 - JRL 2011-224

> Patrushev Not Ruling Out "reasonable Regulation" of Russian Internet - Interfax
> Moscow government authorizes 24 December's 50,000-strong poll protest - RIAN
> Putin's Call-In Show To Air Amid Unrest - MT
> Vlast Editor Fired Over Putin Insult- MT
> Billion-Dollar Man: Prokhorov Announces Presidential Bid - RP

 

Sunday 12.11.11 - JRL 2011-223

> Russians' support for cooperation with NATO growing - poll - Interfax
> End of an era for Soviet housing - MN
> Russia Believes Continuation Of Kyoto Protocol Is 'False Goal' - Official - RIAN
> Factoring Instability Back on the Table for Investors - MT
> We Are People, Citizens - MT
> Amid Protests, A Just Russia Chooses an Alternative - MT
> Russian nationalists stage rally in downtown Moscow - RIAN
> At Least 25,000 Assemble to Denounce Elections, Putin - MT
> Moscow protest goes off peacefully - BNE
> Vote protest a 'watershed' Russian leaders cannot ignore: analysts - RIAN
> In a First, Foes March Side by Side - MT
> Thousands Take to the Streets in Russia in a Peaceful Protest Against Vote Fraud in Parliamentary Elections - RP
> United Russia Gets 49.32%, Communists 19.19%, a Just Russia 13.24%, LDPR 11.67% of Vote - CEC Final Results - Interfax
> Russian Rights Council Suggests Holding Fresh Election If Violations Confirmed- Interfax
> Poll protests continue in Russian regions - RIAN

:: RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 8 [Election Results, Election Fraud, Chechnya, Breach of Trust] - Patrick Armstrong; JRL 2011-222, Dec. 9, 2011
:: Protesters Harness Power of Facebook - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-222, Dec. 9, 2011
:: Has Russia reached a tipping point? - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-222, Dec. 9, 2011

:: Activists: Up to 25% of Vote Faked - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-221, Dec. 8, 2011
:: From Putin's Project to a Sovereign Russia - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-221, Dec. 8, 2011
:: The Internet's Watching: Past Sunday's Duma Elections Were the First Russian Elections to Come Under So Much Scrutiny in RuNet, Social Networks andthe Russian Blogosphere - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-220, Dec. 7, 2011
:: Duma vote falls into disrepute, Russian winter might still snowball - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-220, Dec. 7, 2011
:: 250 Held in 2nd Night of Vote Protests - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-220, Dec. 7, 2011
:: Putin May Shift Blame to 'Fall Guy' Medvedev for Vote Setback - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-219, Dec. 6, 2011
:: Observers Question Fairness of Vote - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-219, Dec. 6, 2011
:: Is The Putin Magic Gone? - RGFE/RL
:: United Russia to get 238 mandates in State Duma - CEC Chairman Churov - Interfax; JRL 2011-219, Dec. 6, 2011
:: McCain warns Putin of 'Arab spring' - Moscow News; JRL 2011-219, Dec. 6, 2011
:: Features of the 2011 Duma election campaign - Nikolai Zlobin, Valdai Discussion Club; JRL 2011-218, Dec. 5, 2011

:: United Russia Wins Less Than 50% - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-218, Dec. 5, 2011
:: Interfax Reports Further Examples Of Election Law Violations In Russian Regions - Interfax; JRL 2011-218, Dec. 5, 2011
:: Opposition Does Not Recognize Duma Elections as Fair - Interfax; JRL 2011-218, Dec. 5, 2011
:: United Russia Lost Sure Majority in Duma, But System Remains - Analyst Pavlovsky - Interfax; JRL 2011-218, Dec. 5, 2011
:: Opposition Does Not Recognize Duma Elections as Fair - Interfax; JRL 2011-218, Dec. 5, 2011
:: Russian voters cut tandem down to size - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-218, Dec. 5, 2011
:: U.S. Ambassador to Russia Calls on Russians to Vote - Interfax; JRL 2011-218, Dec. 5, 2011

:: RUSSIA VOTES: Kremlin in a panic ahead of Sunday's vote - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-217, Dec. 2, 2011
:: Media Pressured Before Elections - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-217, Dec. 2, 2011
:: Golos Association Persecution Untimely - Presidential Council Head - Interfax; JRL 2011-217, Dec. 2, 2011
:: Elections: a tale of two Russias - Moscow News; JRL 2011-217, Dec. 2, 2011
:: Managing Elected Officials - Moscow Times editorial; JRL 2011-217, Dec. 2, 2011
:: Slowly but Surely: The Duma Elections Will Promise No Great Surprises, But Analysts Are Taking the Long View - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-217, Dec. 2, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Address by Dmitry Medvedev - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-217, Dec. 2, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meet with voters - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-217, Dec. 2, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Russian president 'not ashamed' of his record - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-216, Dec. 1, 2011
:: Dispatch: Russia's Upcoming Parliamentary Elections - Stratfor.com; JRL 2011-216, Dec. 1, 2011
:: Four Duma Parties in Pact, Source Says - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-216, Dec. 1, 2011
:: Lugovoi Declared Poison Victim, Too - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-216, Dec. 1, 2011
:: Veteran liberal Grigory Yavlinsky to run for president in 2012 - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-216, Dec. 1, 2011
:: The Legitimacy Crisis - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-215, Nov. 30, 2011
:: 649 Foreigners Set to Monitor Duma Vote - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-215, Nov. 30, 2011
:: Russia's silent election campaign - Grigorii Golosov, opendemocracy.net; JRL 2011-215, Nov. 30, 2011
:: Most Russians ignoring Duma campaign - poll - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-215, Nov. 30, 2011
:: It's that 1913 feeling - Moscow News editorial; JRL 2011-214, Nov. 29, 2011
:: A race of fear and irritation - Moscow News; JRL 2011-214, Nov. 29, 2011
:: Russians Losing Protest Steam As Duma Election Draws Closer, Poll Shows - Interfax; JRL 2011-214, Nov. 29, 2011
:: Seeing no evil? - Moscow News; JRL 2011-214, Nov. 29, 2011
:: Russia Moves Towards Modern, Developed Political System - Medvedev - Interfax; JRL 2011-214, Nov. 29, 2011
:: Russian elections with a little mud and vegetables - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-213, Nov. 28, 2011
:: Rivals Scoff At One Russia's Soviet Style Congress - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-213, Nov. 28, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with the leaders of the United Russia parliamentary party in the State Duma - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-213, Nov. 28, 2011
:: Russian Laws on Political Parties Might Be Liberalized in Future - Medvedev - Interfax; JRL 2011-213, Nov. 28, 2011

:: USRBC President's Message: WTO and Prospects for 2012 - from Ed Verona; JRL 2011-216, Dec. 1, 2011
:: Russia to See Capital Outflow in 2011-2012, Inflow No Sooner Than 2013 - Klepach - Interfax; JRL 2011-216, Dec. 1, 2011
:: Deadlock On NATO-Russian Cooperation On European Missile Defense and a New Nuclear Arms Race - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-216, Dec. 1, 2011

:: RIA Novosti threatens legal action over censorship allegations - RIA Novosti & The Moscow News; JRL 2011-215, Nov. 30, 2011
:: Russians fear NATO eastward enlargement - poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-215, Nov. 30, 2011
:: Apple Co-Founder Gives Innovation Pep Talk - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-215, Nov. 30, 2011

:: Elections Watchdog Claims Harassment - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-215, Nov. 30, 2011
:: The Legitimacy Crisis - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-215, Nov. 30, 2011

:: Seeing no evil? - Moscow News; JRL 2011-214, Nov. 29, 2011
:: Russia beyond 2012: the challenges of the network state - opendemocracy.net; JRL 2011-214, Nov. 29, 2011

:: Electoral Mutiny in TV Ad Ban - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-214, Nov. 29, 2011
:: The Vote of the Young: Young Voters Are United Against United Russia, But Divided on All Else - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-214, Nov. 29, 2011
:: Medvedev Denies Putin Will Install Authoritarian Regime - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-214, Nov. 29, 2011
:: Certain Forces in West Want to Prevent Putin's Re-election For President — Parliamentarian Markov - Interfax; JRL 2011-214, Nov. 29, 2011

:: TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes part in the Conference of the United Russia Party - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-213, Nov. 28, 2011
:: Putin's Bid for Kremlin Sealed - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-213, Nov. 28, 2011

:: Hermitage Capital Publishes Explosive 75-Page Report Showing How Sergei Magnitsky Was Murdered in Russian Custody and the Subsequent Government Cover-Up - from Katie Fisher; JRL 2011-213, Nov. 28, 2011
:: Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (SkTech) seeks Faculty Fellows - fFrom Dmitry Teybash; JRL 2011-213, Nov. 28, 2011

:: The Wizard of Russia Has Been Exposed - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-212, Nov. 25, 2011
:: Forcing the Vote: Campaign Violations and Reliance on Administrative Resources Highlight Growing Troubles for United Russia - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-211, Nov. 22, 2011
:: Putin slashes his stake in Duma vote - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-212, Nov. 25, 2011
:: Four Russian Parties Expected To Enter State Duma - Opinion Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-212, Nov. 25, 2011
:: Blog wars - Moscow News; JRL 2011-212, Nov. 25, 2011
:: Faustian Bargains: Opposition Parties Must Carefully Stay in Bounds in Order to Remain in the Election Hunt - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-212, Nov. 25, 2011
:: Free Health Care Not So Free Anymore - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-212, Nov. 25, 2011
:: Russian WTO Membership Will Not Stimulate Economic Growth - Uralsib Capital - Interfax; JRL 2011-212, Nov. 25, 2011
:: 'Reset' Is Threatened By Missiles - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-212, Nov. 25, 2011
:: U.S. Visa Deal May Be Set for New Year - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-211, Nov. 21, 2011
:: Patriarch Kirill moves to the Kremlin - Moscow News; JRL 2011-212, Nov. 25, 2011
:: iPad app for Russia Beyond The Headlines - Lara McCoy; JRL 2011-211, Nov. 21, 2011
:: U.S. Visa Deal May Be Set for New Year - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-211, Nov. 21, 2011

:: Internet penetration level in Russia to reach 97% in 2 yrs - Rospechat - Interfax; JRL 2011-211, Nov. 21, 2011
:: Russia's pensions dilemma - Moscow News; JRL 2011-211, Nov. 21, 2011
:: Vote, Spoil, Rally: Opposition's Duma Choices - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-210, Nov. 21, 2011

:: A pipeline for peace? [Russia-Koreas Gas Pipeline] - Moscow News; JRL 2011-211, Nov. 21, 2011
:: Russia Expects U.S. Explanations on Plans to Keep Military Bases in Afghanistan After 2014 - Lavrov - Interfax; JRL 2011-211, Nov. 21, 2011
:: The Cyber War Zone: Ahead of the Duma Elections in December, Bloggers Target United Russia - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-210, Nov. 21, 2011
:: Mixed Martial Arts Fans Boo Putin - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-211, Nov. 21, 2011

:: Thesis Survey Distribution [Survey on Usability of Russian Historical Archives] - Kristen Kennedy; JRL 2011-208, Nov. 17, 2011
:: Russia and China Side With Iran over IAEA Nuclear Report - Russia Profile panel; JRL 2011-209, Nov. 18, 2011
:: U.S. Prods Russia Over Magnitsky's Death - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-208, Nov. 17, 2011
:: Activists Vow to Ensure Full Inquiry Into Magnitsky Death - Interfax; JRL 2011-208, Nov. 17, 2011
:: Putin Is Back "Seriously and for a While" - Heritage Foundation; JRL 2011-210, Nov. 21, 2011
:: Russia: Ground Shifting Under Putin's Feet? - Voice of America; JRL 2011-209, Nov. 18, 2011
:: Most Russians Feel Disenfranchised, Poll Shows - Interfax; JRL 2011-209, Nov. 18, 2011
:: Russia Must Use Oil As Foreign Policy Tool - President's Envoy - Interfax; JRL 2011-210, Nov. 21, 2011

:: Voters Will Pay For a Military Buildup After Electing Putin - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-209, Nov. 18, 2011
:: Russian military has 'no one left to draft' - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-208, Nov. 17, 2011
:: Wild Days: As Berezovsky and Abramovich Face Off in UK Court, the Case Sheds Light on the Politics of Old and New - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-208, Nov. 17, 2011

:: Russia Has Most Web Users in Europe - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-208, Nov. 17, 2011
:: Russians Storm Cyber Space: Ever More Russians Are Turning to the Internet to Satisfy Their Growing Hunger for Information - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-207, Nov. 16, 2011

:: The United States Should Establish Normal Trade Relations with Russia - From Anders Aslund; JRL 2011-207, Nov. 16, 2011
:: NEW BOOK: The Craft of Political Analysis for Diplomats - from Raymond Smith; JRL 2011-207, Nov. 16, 2011
:: Most Russians In Favour Of Ex-USSR Reintegration - Opinion Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-207, Nov. 16, 2011
:: [Ambassador Byerle:] WTO at Last - John Beyrle, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-205, Nov. 14, 2011
:: Putin's De Gaulle moment - Moscow News; JRL 2011-206, Nov. 15, 2011
:: Medvedev's privatisation programme runs off the rails - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-206, Nov. 15, 2011
:: Putin Pledges Slow Change - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-205, Nov. 14, 2011
:: Putin Dismissed Pessimistic Scenarios, While Promising Vague Reforms - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-205, Nov. 14, 2011
:: Putin Inclined to Take Steps Toward Democratizing Russia — Western Political Analyst - Interfax; JRL 2011-205, Nov. 14, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with members of the Valdai International Discussion Club - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-205, Nov. 14, 2011
:: Surkov Says He Has No Vendetta Against Prokhorov - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-205, Nov. 14, 2011

:: An Expat's Guide to the Duma Vote - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-204, Nov. 11, 2011
:: Russian Industries May Rile WTO by Undermining Trade Pledges - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-204, Nov. 11, 2011
:: Russia closes WTO deal - details - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-204, Nov. 11, 2011
:: Russia's Red and Blacks: A Tale of Two Generations - Voice of America; JRL 2011-204, Nov. 11, 2011
:: Spending, but misfiring - Moscow News editorial; JRL 2011-204, Nov. 11, 2011
:: Medvedev: Russia has three woes — fools, roads and corruption - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-204, Nov. 11, 2011
:: European observers see pros and cons in current election campaign in Russia - Interfax; JRL 2011-204, Nov. 11, 2011
:: Yavlinsky Calls on Russians to Take Part in Elections - Interfax; JRL 2011-204, Nov. 11, 2011
:: Russia will continue economic, political modernization - Medvedev - Interfax; JRL 2011-204, Nov. 11, 2011
:: Medvedev: Russia has three woes — fools, roads and corruption - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-204, Nov. 11, 2011
:: Public Appetite For Russian Tv's Election Debates On The Wane - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-204, Nov. 11, 2011
:: Sexy election ad angers opposition - Moscow News; JRL 2011-204, Nov. 11, 2011

:: Reshuffle weakens Russian ruling tandem - report - Interfax; JRL 2011-203, Nov. 10, 2011
:: Middle class to dominate in Russia by 2020, its parties to be victorious in parliamentary election - report - Interfax; JRL 2011-203, Nov. 10, 2011
:: WTO Accession Means Many Changes - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-203, Nov. 10, 2011
:: Russian Pundits Comment On IAEA Report On Iran's Nuclear Programme - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-203, Nov. 10, 2011
:: Fool Me Once: A New IAEA Report Gives Russia a Chance to Spurn the United States - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-202, Nov. 9, 2011
:: Iran Ready to Negotiate Deal to Allay Nuclear-Program Concern, Russia Says - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-202, Nov. 9, 2011
:: Russian Support for Iran Seen as Bargaining Chip - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-202, Nov. 9, 2011
:: Khodorkovsky Warns of a Revolution - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-202, Nov. 9, 2011
:: Former mayor Luzhkov returns to Moscow - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-202, Nov. 9, 2011
:: Kremlin Chief of Staff No Longer Interested in Discussing Luzhkov's Dismissal - Interfax; JRL 2011-201, Nov. 7, 2011
:: Russian Orthodox Church Will Continue Crafting "symphony" With State - Priest - Interfax; JRL 2011-202, Nov. 9, 2011
:: Medvedev: Orthodoxy Russia's Guardian of "indisputable Truths" - Interfax; JRL 2011-201, Nov. 7, 2011
:: Radicalization Splitting Society In Russia's North Caucasus - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-201, Nov. 7, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Russia is celebrating National Unity Day - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-201, Nov. 7, 2011
:: Over 30,000 Russians Take Part In Events To Mark Day Of National Unity - Interfax; JRL 2011-201, Nov. 7, 2011
:: Medvedev Tells Euro Zone It Has the Resources - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-201, Nov. 7, 2011
:: A Generous Gesture: The Russian Government Moves to Prop-Up Domestic Automakers As WTO Accession Becomes Likely -Russia Profile; JRL 2011-201, Nov. 7, 2011

:: Putin's Regime: A Firm Future So Far - Vladimir Shlapentokh; JRL 2011-199, Nov. 3, 2011
:: Russian politics: a right confusion - Poel Karp, opendemocracy.net; JRL 2011-200, Nov. 4, 2011
:: Abramovich Says He Feared Russia's Murderous Aluminum Business - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-199, Nov. 3, 2011
:: Russia Proposes Elaboration of Common Code of Internet Conduct - Shchyogolev - Interfax; JRL 2011-200, Nov. 4, 2011
:: Russia and Georgia Strike WTO Deal - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-199, Nov. 3, 2011

:: Pensions hit by demographic crisis - Moscow News; JRL 2011-198, Nov. 2, 2011
:: Financial Regulator Admits High Flight - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-198, Nov. 2, 2011
:: Valdai Index reveals growing stagnation trend in Russia - Valdai Club; JRL 2011-198, Nov. 2, 2011
:: Russia: Rebuilding an Empire While It Can - Stratfor.com; JRL 2011-197, Nov. 1, 2011
:: Cuddling With the Bear: Will the Recent Shift of Power in Kyrgyzstan Give Russia Tighter Control in Central Asia? - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-198, Nov. 2, 2011
:: Russian Military Intelligence Expects Struggle For Resources To Intensify - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-198, Nov. 2, 2011
:: Medvedev Swims, Plays Badminton, Cycles Almost Every Day - Interfax; JRL 2011-198, Nov. 2, 2011
:: Putin Awards Opposition Journalist - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-198, Nov. 2, 2011
:: Golikova says anti-smoking law to be adopted in any case - Interfax; JRL 2011-197, Nov. 1, 2011
:: Interview: Marshall Goldman On Russia's WTO Bid - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-197, Nov. 1, 2011
:: Russia Offers Euro Zone $10 Billion in Aid Via IMF - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-197, Nov. 1, 2011

:: List of suspects in Magnitsky death case could grow - investigators - Interfax; JRL 2011-197, Nov. 1, 2011
:: 'Voters I Shrunk the Nation' — A Slogan for Russia's Elections? - Voice of America; JRL 2011-197, Nov. 1, 2011
:: Three Russians Vie to Be 7 Billionth Person - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-197, Nov. 1, 2011

:: A Pilgrim on the Volga: A Memoir from the '90s - Sergei Roy; JRL 2011-196, Oct. 31, 2011
:: Russia Ready to Offer Europe $10 Billion in Aid Through IMF - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-196, Oct. 31, 2011
:: Medvedev in PR Fiasco - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-196, Oct. 31, 2011
:: Russians confused with no time switch - Moscow News; JRL 2011-196, Oct. 31, 2011

:: Breaking the ice - Moscow News; JRL 2011-195, Oct. 28, 2011
:: Kremlin Does Great PR Work For Pentagon - Moscow Times editorial; JRL 2011-195, Oct. 28, 2011
:: No Need To Inspect US ABM In Europe For Threats To Russia - Pundit - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-195, Oct. 28, 2011
:: Russia's Plan to Save the Earth - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-195, Oct. 28, 2011
:: Magnitsky Case Probed By Same Investigators — Hermitage - Interfax; JRL 2011-195, Oct. 28, 2011
:: Medvedev Does Not Rule Out Meeting With Bloggers - Interfax; JRL 2011-195, Oct. 28, 2011

:: Speaker Boehner on Reasserting American Exceptionalism in the U.S.-Russia Relationship - speaker.gov; JRL 2011-193, Oct. 26, 2011
:: Boehner Says Russia's Trade Status Depends on Georgia Border - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-193, Oct. 26, 2011
:: U.S. has 'nuclear superiority' over Russia - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-193, Oct. 26, 2011
:: Nanotech to Play Big Role in Modernization Plans - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-193, Oct. 26, 2011
:: Two Steps Backward: Russia Continues to Send Mixed Signals About its Intention to Join the World Trade Organization - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-193, Oct. 26, 2011
:: Social Immobility - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-193, Oct. 26, 2011
:: Russian Consumption Drives Economic Growth to 3-Year High -Bloomberg; JRL 2011-193, Oct. 26, 2011
:: The Russian state and surveillance technology - opendemocracy.net; JRL 2011-193, Oct. 26, 2011
:: EUski - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-193, Oct. 26, 2011
:: Human Rights Ombudsman Calls Russia Democracy With Reservations - Interfax; JRL 2011-193, Oct. 26, 2011
:: Case Predates Nationalist Rally - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-193, Oct. 26, 2011
:: The Bolshoi gets its groove back - Moscow News; JRL 2011-193, Oct. 26, 2011

:: A bad peace vs. a good war - Moscow News; JRL 2011-192, Oct. 25, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Dmitriy Medvedev meets with his supporters (excerpt) - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-192, Oct. 25, 2011
:: Support Growing For Khodorkovsky Release on Parole - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-192, Oct. 25, 2011
:: For Russia, Qaddafi's Downfall Is No Cause For Celebration - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-192, Oct. 25, 2011
:: Gone Are the Days: With Gaddafi Dead and Libya Declared "Liberated," How Will Russia Approach a New Libya? - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-192, Oct. 25, 2011

:: Forbes names 50 Russians who conquered the world - pravda.ru; JRL 2011-191, Oct. 24, 2011
:: Dvorkovich Joins Prophets of Economic Gloom - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-191, Oct. 24, 2011
:: In Eye for Eye, U.S. Citizens Banned - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-191, Oct. 24, 2011
:: Experts: what Gaddafi's death means to Russia - Moscow News; JRL 2011-191, Oct. 24, 2011
:: Why Some Russians Need the West's Help - Michael Bohm, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-191, Oct. 24, 2011

:: Top Election Official 'Barred From U.S.' - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-190, Oct. 20, 2011
:: Russian elections: the abandoned script - Nikolai Petrov, opendemocracy.net; JRL 2011-190, Oct. 20, 2011
:: Expert Views Russia's Possible Response To US Missile Defence System - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-190, Oct. 20, 2011
:: Russia-NATO Chicago summit in jeopardy over missile defense rifts - newspaper - Interfax; JRL 2011-183, Oct. 11, 2011
:: Public Trust in Russian Authorities Fading - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-190, Oct. 20, 2011
:: Medvedev Denies Russia Heading Back to Soviet Era - Interfax; JRL 2011-190, Oct. 20, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Dmitry Medvedev meets with representatives of the Public Support Committee - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-190, Oct. 20, 2011

:: Most Russians Optimistic About Country's Development Following 2012 Elections - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-189, Oct. 19, 2011
:: Russia To Diversify Gas Supplies Over Disagreements With EU - Deputy Minister - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-189, Oct. 19, 2011

:: Occupy Wall Street Protests Find Little Resonance in Moscow - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-189, Oct. 19, 2011
:: A Laundry List for the Kremlin: Russia's Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin Has Come Up With a Plan to Help the Kremlin Maintain Fiscal Discipline - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-189, Oct. 19, 2011


:: Russia can live without WTO accession says Medvedev - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-189, Oct. 19, 2011
:: US fans Russian WTO hopes - Moscow News; JRL 2011-189, Oct. 19, 2011

:: White collar workers becoming more mobile - Moscow News; JRL 2011-189, Oct. 19, 2011

:: Litvinenko, Revisited - Moscow News; JRL 2011-188, Oct. 18, 2011
:: Thoughts on Russian demography - Sergey Slobodyan; JRL 2011-188, Oct. 18, 2011
:: Russians More Positive About EU Than About US - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-188, Oct. 18, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Interview with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-188, Oct. 18, 2011
:: The Bully Pulpit: Experts See Signals to the Party and to the Public in Putin's First Interview Since Announcing His Presidential Ambitions - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-188, Oct. 18, 2011
:: Medvedev Approves Federation Council Reform - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-188, Oct. 18, 2011
:: Kudrin slates Russia's risky economic policy - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-188, Oct. 18, 2011
:: Smiles Greet the Status Quo at FIAC - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-188, Oct. 18, 2011

:: Russia Doesn't Expect Gas Pact During Medvedev's Ukraine Visit - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-187, Oct. 17, 2011
:: Medvedev Does Not Want Russia to Be Noted For Its Role as Raw Materials Supplier - Interfax; JRL 2011-187, Oct. 17, 2011
:: Medvedev Promises to Expand Cabinet as Prime Minister - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-187, Oct. 17, 2011
:: Khodorkovsky May Be Investigated for Money Laundering - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-187, Oct. 17, 2011
:: Russian Presidential Envoy Dispels 'Myth' Of High Subsidies For North Caucasus - Interfax; JRL 2011-187, Oct. 17, 2011
:: Russia must speed up economic diversification - Putin - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-187, Oct. 17, 2011

:: Saving Russians from suicide - Lidia Okorokova, Moscow News; JRL 2011-186, Oct. 14, 2011
:: Poll: no improvement under Sobyanin - Moscow News; JRL 2011-186, Oct. 14, 2011
:: Grigory Yavlinsky: 'Change Is Only Possible If There Is An Alternative' - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-186, Oct. 14, 2011
:: Putin's Eurasian Union - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-186, Oct. 14, 2011

:: Statement of Michael McFaul, Ambassador-Designate to the Russian Federation - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; JRL 2011-185, Oct. 13, 2011
:: White House Nominee For Ambassador To Russia Vows Deep Support For Civil Society - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-185, Oct. 13, 2011
:: Officials Blamed For Magnitsky Death Not to Get U.S. Visas - State Dept - Interfax; JRL 2011-185, Oct. 13, 2011
:: Shuvalov Becomes Head of Kremlin Council For Financial Market Development - Interfax; JRL 2011-185, Oct. 13, 2011
:: Rocker mocks Putin in Potemkin village hit - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-185, Oct. 13, 2011

:: Russians Losing Faith In Government Institutions, Poll Shows - Interfax; JRL 2011-184, Oct. 12, 2011
:: As Russian Bloggers Gain Prominence, The Kremlin Takes Notice - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-184, Oct. 12, 2011
:: Redistribution of Authority in Putin-Medvedev 'tandem' Should Strengthen Russia's Governance System - Putin - Interfax; JRL 2011-184, Oct. 12, 2011
:: Europe Debt Problem More Political Than Economic - Putin - Interfax; JRL 2011-184, Oct. 12, 2011
:: Russia's Putin Explains Why He Called USA 'Parasite' - Interfax; JRL 2011-184, Oct. 12, 2011
:: Putin Warns on Tymoshenko Verdict - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-184, Oct. 12, 2011
:: A very tired nation - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-184, Oct. 12, 2011
:: RIA Novosti launches Russia brand page on Facebook - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-184, Oct. 12, 2011

:: Cold Case: As Journalists and Rights Activists Mark the Anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya's Death, Those Who Ordered her Killing Continue to Evade Justice - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-183, Oct. 11, 2011
:: Crisis hits ordinary people - Moscow News; JRL 2011-183, Oct. 11, 2011
:: Putin Says Russia Near China Deal on Supplying Natural Gas - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-183, Oct. 11, 2011
:: Journalist's Plight Illustrates Local Authorities' Quest To Control News - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-183, Oct. 11, 2011

:: CIA: Russia's population statistics worse than official version - Moscow News; JRL 2011-182, Oct. 10, 2011
:: Steve Jobs and Apple - Jake Kipp; JRL 2011-182, Oct. 10, 2011
:: As Other Media Stagnate In Russia, Internet Changing Rules Of Engagement - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-182, Oct. 10, 2011
:: Dvorkovich Seeks Job in Medvedev Cabinet - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-182, Oct. 10, 2011
:: Kudrin: Russia Facing Serious Budget Risks - Interfax; JRL 2011-182, Oct. 10, 2011
:: Medvedev Says Russia's Investment Climate "bad" - Interfax; JRL 2011-182, Oct. 10, 2011
:: Russia Seeks to Diversify Trade With China During Putin's Trip - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-182, Oct. 10, 2011

:: Russia's "Apple Generation" Mourns Steve Jobs - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-181, Oct. 6, 2011
:: Where is Russia's Steve Jobs? - Moscow News; JRL 2011-181, Oct. 6, 2011
:: The Apple Effect: Today the World Mourns a Man Who Changed the World, but Where Does Russia Fit in that Picture? - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-181, Oct. 6, 2011
:: Putin Offers Liberal Rules and Kudrin - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-181, Oct. 6, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes part in the VTB Capital "Russia Calling!" Investment Forum - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-181, Oct. 6, 2011
:: Twelve Days That Shook The Kremlin - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-180, Oct. 5, 2011

:: Russians Unsure Whether Security Services Organized High Profile Murders - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-180, Oct. 6, 2011
:: Magnitsky Foe Held On Bribery Charges - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-180, Oct. 6, 2011
:: Keynote Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the U.S.-Russia Business Council by Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns - Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns, U.S, Department of State; JRL 2011-180, Oct. 6, 2011
:: Counting the Cost of Russia's Melting Permafrost - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-180, Oct. 6, 2011

:: Opposition TV advertising disappears from regions - Moscow News; JRL 2011-179, Oct. 5, 2011
:: Russian Left Wing Activists Rally To Commemorate 1993 Constitutional Crisis Victims - Interfax; JRL 2011-177, Oct. 3, 2011
:: Politics in Ads - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-179, Oct. 5, 2011
:: Russian Union of Journalists to Expose Crimes Against Reporters - Interfax; JRL 2011-179, Oct. 5, 2011
:: Russian Left Wing Activists Rally To Commemorate 1993 Constitutional Crisis Victims - Interfax; JRL 2011-177, Oct. 3, 2011
:: UK puts furtive sanctions on Magnitsky officials - Moscow News; JRL 2011-177, Oct. 3, 2011

:: Survival in the Wilds of Russia - Sergei Roy; JRL 2011-178, Oct. 4, 2011
:: Russia's North faces danger from the Arctic ozone hole - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-178, Oct. 4, 2011
:: Medvedev Tries to Prove His Relevance In the Putin-Centric State - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-178, Oct. 4, 2011
:: Back from the Dead: Although There Isn't One Truly Liberal Party in Russia Today, a Large Part of Society Shares Democratic Values Claim Liberals - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-178, Oct. 4, 2011
:: Medvedev Will Always Be in Putin's Shadow - Moscow Times editorial; JRL 2011-178, Oct. 4, 2011

:: UK puts furtive sanctions on Magnitsky officials - Moscow News; JRL 2011-177, Oct. 3, 2011
:: Russian Official Says About 1,000 Rebels Still Remain In North Caucasus - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-177, Oct. 3, 2011
:: Medvedev Says Putin Is More Popular and Authoritative - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-177, Oct. 3, 2011
:: Nearly All Russian Officials Obey President's Order To Leave State Companies -
Interfax; JRL 2011-177, Oct. 3, 2011
:: Still No Democracy Established in Russia - Zyuganov - Interfax; JRL 2011-177, Oct. 3, 2011
:: Waging Cyber War on Bureacracy: The Kremlin Has Launched One-Stop Shops on the Internet to Improve Public Services Delivery to Russian Citizens and Curb Its Own Bloated Bureaucracy - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-177, Oct. 3, 2011
:: Putin's Second Coming Is No Gift to Russia or Investors - Bloomberg editorial; JRL 2011-176, Sept. 30, 2011
:: The tandem: hope against hope dashed! - opendemocracy.net; JRL 2011-176, Sept. 30, 2011
:: A banana republic with oil - Moscow News editorial; JRL 2011-176, Sept. 30, 2011
:: Putin's Moment of Truth - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-176, Sept. 30, 2011
:: Policy behind Kudrin ouster - Moscow News; JRL 2011-176, Sept. 30, 2011
:: The bitterest pill of all: There are historic reasons why Medvedev's sidelining is hard to swallow - Moscow News; JRL 2011-176, Sept. 30, 2011
:: Vladimir Putin 3.0 - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-176, Sept. 30, 2011
:: After Jarring Week, Putin Is Showing New Image - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-176, Sept. 30, 2011

:: Party Is Over for Medvedev the Modernizer - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-175, Sept. 29, 2011
:: Damage Control: Top Russian Officials Are Scrambling to Minimize the Economic Fallout of the Finance Minister's Ouster - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-175, Sept. 29, 2011
:: Political Zombies Are Mounting Comebacks - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-175, Sept. 29, 2011
:: Russia's Citizens Watch Urges People To Come To Polls On Election Day - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-175, Sept. 29, 2011
:: Putin as Democracy - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-175, Sept. 29, 2011
:: Alexei Kudrin: Debating controversial legacy of a veteran minister - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-175, Sept. 29, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Vladimir Putin meets with Russian writers attending the Russian Book Union's conference - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-175, Sept. 29, 2011
:: Poll Shows Russians Divided On Need For Control Over Social Networks - Interfax; JRL 2011-175, Sept. 29, 2011

:: Dispatch: Putin and the Kremlin's Internal Struggle - Stratfor.com; JRL 2011-174, Sept. 28, 2011
:: Medvedev Talks Tough on Military Spending to Sideline Rivals for Premier - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-174, Sept. 28, 2011
:: Kudrin Explains Decision To Resign - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-174, Sept. 28, 2011
:: The Indispensable Minister: Does the Ouster of Russia's Former Finance Minister Spell Doom for the Country's Economic Future - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-174, Sept. 28, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT [excerpt]: Meeting of Commission for Modernisation and Technological Development of Russia's Economy [Medvedev and Kudrin] - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-173, Sept. 27, 2011

:: Medvedev Ousts Putin's Friend 'Lyosh' [Kudrin] - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-173, Sept. 27, 2011
:: Putin Faces 'Unpopular' Decisions to Overhaul Russia's Oil-Reliant Economy - Henry Meyer, Lyubov Pronina and Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-173, Sept. 27, 2011
:: Twelve More Years: Is Putin's Return A Recipe For Stagnation? - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-172, Sept. 25, 2011
:: Russian Opposition Leaders Criticize Putin's Presidential Bid - Interfax; JRL 2011-172, Sept. 25, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: United Russia party congress kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-170, Sept. 25, 2011
:: There will be exits from Medvedev-Putin team - spokesman - Interfax; JRL 2011-170, Sept. 25, 2011
:: Communist Leader: Putin Presidency "won't Change Anything" - Interfax; JRL 2011-172, Sept. 25, 2011
:: Russian Officials Generally Delighted At Prospect Of Putin As President In 2012 - Interfax; JRL 2011-172, Sept. 25, 2011
:: Russian Church: Medvedev-Putin Agreement Instance of "kindness And Integrity" -
Interfax; JRL 2011-172, Sept. 25, 2011

:: Prokhorov And Friends Get Rough Ride In Russian Media -RFE/RL; JRL 2011-170, Sept. 22, 2011
:: Russia's Yavlinsky to run for president if party gets into parliament - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-170, Sept. 22, 2011

:: Oligarch fight club - Moscow News; JRL 2011-168, Sept. 20, 2011
:: Right Cause Wants to Bring Back Prokhorov - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-168, Sept. 20, 2011
:: U.S. Senate Asked to Blacklist Yukos Foes - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-168, Sept. 20, 2011
:: Putin Is Unlikely to Run for Kremlin, United Russia Adviser Says - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-168, Sept. 20, 2011
:: Khodorkovsky Once Again Proposes Making Russia Presidential-parliamentary Republic - Interfax; JRL 2011-168, Sept. 20, 2011
:: Latvia Strikes Blow to Corruption by Voting Out Oligarchs: View - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-168, Sept. 20, 2011
:: Out of Harmony: Pro-Russian Parties Are Consolidating Support in the Baltic States, but Have Yet to Prove They Can Work in Coalition - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-168, Sept. 20, 2011

:: Russia's Half-Open Door: Russia Will Pursue Policies that Encourage Investments by Both Locals and Foreigners, But Expects Reciprocity for Its Own Companies Overseas - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-167, Sept. 19, 2011
:: Risks of Russian Business Climate Still High - Putin - Interfax; JRL 2011-167, Sept. 19, 2011
:: Putin Keeps Eyes on Finance in Sochi - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-167, Sept. 19, 2011
:: Survey shows the public supports anti-tobacco moves - Moscow News; JRL 2011-167, Sept. 19, 2011
:: New Western Partners Mean Green Light for South Stream - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-167, Sept. 19, 2011
:: Theory of Berezovsky's Involvement in Politkoskaya Killing Is Not New, But Hard to Prove - Source - Interfax; JRL 2011-167, Sept. 19, 2011
:: Deputy minister says ruble in for sharp devaluation in 2 years - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-166, Sept. 16, 2011
:: Over 40 Per Cent Of Russians Expect Putin To Get President's Job - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-167, Sept. 19, 2011
:: Prokhorov may be reinstated as Right Cause party leader - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-167, Sept. 19, 2011
:: Prokhorov, Softening Stance, Gauges Next Step - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-167, Sept. 19, 2011
:: Russia Is Left Without Liberal Constituency - Yavlinsky - Interfax; JRL 2011-167, Sept. 19, 2011
:: Oligarchs and Politics Make Bad Bedfellows - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-167, Sept. 19, 2011

:: World Bank Cautions Russia About Oil Shock - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-166, Sept. 16, 2011
:: 25% of Russians Insist on Full Renovation of State Duma - Poll - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-166, Sept. 16, 2011
:: Rebuking the Kremlin, Prokhorov Quits Right Cause - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-166, Sept. 16, 2011
:: Putin's Front Aims to Add 15% to Ruling Party's Vote in December - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-166, Sept. 16, 2011
:: Moscow Ranks World's Last By Healthcare, Living Conditions - Interfax; JRL 2011-166, Sept. 16, 2011
:: Russian government investigators now further accusation of Berezovsky over Politkovskaya's death - Moscow News; JRL 2011-166, Sept. 16, 2011

:: As U.S. commemorates 9/11, Kremlin looks the other way - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-164, Sept. 14, 2011
:: Terror Acts Neither Grow Or Decrease, Russians Say - Interfax; JRL 2011-164, Sept. 14, 2011
:: [McFaul Nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to Russia;] President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts - White House Office of the Press Secretary; JRL 2011-165, Sept. 15, 2011
:: Poll: Most Russians do not believe in fair rivalry in State Duma election - Interfax; JRL 2011-165, Sept. 15, 2011
:: Prokhorov Blames Kremlin for Party 'Coup' - Alexandra Odynova, Alexey Eremenko, Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-165, Sept. 15, 2011
:: Medvedev Edges To The End Of His Presidency With a Whimper - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-165, Sept. 15, 2011
:: Dispute Erupts Over Western Observers for Duma Election - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-165, Sept. 15, 2011

:: Arctic ice coverage shrinks to near record low - Russian meteorologists - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-163, Sept. 9, 2011
:: Duma elections will be a farce: poll - Moscow News; JRL 2011-164, Sept. 14, 2011
:: The Guessing Game: Lingering Uncertainty as to Who Will Rule Russia Come 2012 Leaves the Door Open to a Wide Array of Speculation and Interpretation - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-164, Sept. 14, 2011
:: Whispers of revolution at Pravoye Delo - Moscow News; JRL 2011-164, Sept. 14, 2011
:: Kudrin predicts tax hikes after presidential elections - Moscow News; JRL 2011-164, Sept. 14, 2011
:: Why Putin Isn't Raising Utility Rates - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-164, Sept. 14, 2011

:: Gazprom Opens Pipeline to Sakhalin - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-163, Sept. 9, 2011
:: Russia's New Gas War with Ukraine - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-163, Sept. 9, 2011
:: Russian Plane Crash Clouds Putin's Goals - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-163, Sept. 9, 2011
:: Grounded Flights: Medvedev Promises Big Changes for Airlines Following Yet Another Deadly Crash - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-163, Sept. 9, 2011
:: The Fall of Gaddafi Angers Many In Moscow - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-163, Sept. 9, 2011
:: NATO may provide Russia with legal guarantee on missile shield - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-163, Sept. 9, 2011
:: Drug Scourge Is 9/11 Legacy for Russia - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-163, Sept. 9, 2011
:: Georgia Wants Any Russia WTO Deal to Have International Monitors - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-163, Sept. 9, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Dmitry Medvedev's address at the plenary session of the Global Policy Forum Yaroslavl - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-163, Sept. 9, 2011
:: Inviolability of Private Property in Russia Must Be Guaranteed - Medvedev - Interfax; JRL 2011-163, Sept. 9, 2011
:: Internet Users Can Shape Predominant Information Trends - Medvedev - Interfax; JRL 2011-163, Sept. 9, 2011

:: Hermitage Reports a Third Major Tax Refund Fraud Perpetrated by Moscow Tax Official Exposed by Sergei Magnitsky - Hermitage Fund Press Release; JRL 2011-162, Sept. 8, 2011
:: Lost and Found: Progress in the Politkovskaya Case May Indicate a Political Will to Bring Those Guilty of Killing Journalists to Justice - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-162, Sept. 8, 2011
:: After Magnitsky, Prison Doctors Ordered to Check Inmates' Health - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-162, Sept. 8, 2011
:: Politkovskaya case may shed light on other crimes - Novaya Gazeta chief editor - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-161, Sept. 7, 2011

:: Dissatisfied Nation: Opinion Polls Show That Ever More Russians Are Dissatisfied with the Government - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-159, Sept. 5, 2011
:: Two United Russia Deputies Jump Ship - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-159, Sept. 5, 2011
:: Why Do People Vote for United Russia? - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-159, Sept. 5, 2011
:: Russian opposition: inside or outside the system? - opendemocracy.net; JRL 2011-157, Sept. 1, 2011
:: Russia-Libya-Syria: a wasting chance to join the West - Ira Straus; JRL 2011-159, Sept. 5, 2011
:: Lessons from Libya - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-159, Sept. 5, 2011
:: Ukraine Sees No Gas War Looming With Russia, Azarov Says - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-159, Sept. 5, 2011
:: Kyiv and Moscow dig in over gas - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-159, Sept. 5, 2011
:: Oil Exports Poised to Soar 10%, Closing In on Saudi Arabia - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-159, Sept. 5, 2011
:: Most Russians Don't Feel Protected From Terrorist Attacks - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-159, Sept. 5, 2011

:: Cleaning up Russia's banks - Moscow News; JRL 2011-158, Sept. 2, 2011
:: Russian middle classes, as seen through the keyhole of WikiLeaks - pravda.ru; JRL 2011-158, Sept. 2, 2011
:: Mortgages for the masses - Moscow News; JRL 2011-158, Sept. 2, 2011
:: Experts expect Medvedev to assess social stratification in Russia at Yaroslavl forum - Interfax; JRL 2011-158, Sept. 2, 2011
:: Electronic Corruption: Corruption Scuppers Another Government Project Aimed at Modernizing Russia - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-158, Sept. 2, 2011
:: Medvedev Vows More Reforms, Considers Elections for Senate - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-158, Sept. 2, 2011
:: Most Russians Keen On Return To Direct Elections To Upper House - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-158, Sept. 2, 2011
:: Russia's Putin Explains His Stance On Controlling Information - Interfax; JRL 2011-158, Sept. 2, 2011
:: Nemtsov Proposes Limiting Presidency to One Term Only - Interfax; JRL 2011-158, Sept. 2, 2011

:: Exxon, Don't Open the Champagne Yet - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-158, Sept. 2, 2011
:: Russia Plays Damage Control In Last-Ditch Effort To Save Business Interests In Libya - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-158, Sept. 2, 2011
:: Surgery scare for patients - Moscow News; JRL 2011-158, Sept. 2, 2011

:: No early release for Khodorkovsky? - Moscow News; JRL 2011-157, Sept. 1, 2011
:: S&P Affirms Russia's Ratings, Outlook Stable - Interfax; JRL 2011-157, Sept. 1, 2011
:: In New Blow, BP Office Is Raided - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-157, Sept. 1, 2011
:: Medvedev Asks Russia's Richest To Teach The Young How To Become Rich - Interfax; JRL 2011-157, Sept. 1, 2011
:: $12.6 Billion Allotted for New and Better Roads - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-157, Sept. 1, 2011

:: After BP, Rosneft Finds Itself a 'Better' Partner in ExxonMobil - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-156, Aug. 31, 2011
:: Oily Interests: Exxon Mobil Snatched a Major Arctic Exploration Deal from Competitors in a Sweeping Deal with Russia's Rosneft - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-156, Aug. 31, 2011
:: Broken Spirits: Although the Law "On Returning Church Property" Has Been Adopted, Many Religious Organizations Have So Far Been Unable to Reclaim Their Possessions - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-156, Aug. 31, 2011
:: Don't get ill in Russia, HIV campaigners warn - Moscow News; JRL 2011-156, Aug. 31, 2011
:: Russians Still Fear Terrorist Acts - Opinion Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-156, Aug. 31, 2011
:: Election Campaign Starts in Russia -Interfax; JRL 2011-156, Aug. 31, 2011

:: Presiding Over Nowhere: Abkhazia's New President Will Have to Walk a Fine Line to Maintain the Interests of the Republic, Russia and the West - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-155, Aug. 30, 2011
:: Teachers fret over racism in schools - Moscow News; JRL 2011-155, Aug. 30, 2011
:: Marking Time: Despite Higher Oil Revenues, Russia's Economy Continues to Stagnate - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-155, Aug. 30, 2011
:: Zubkov to Keep Gazprom Post Despite Medvedev's Order - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-155, Aug. 30, 2011
:: Skolkovo in the USA - Moscow News; JRL 2011-155, Aug. 30, 2011
:: Agriculture minister of Russia: Russian agriculture growth impressive - Interfax; JRL 2011-155, Aug. 30, 2011
:: Medvedev Sets Duma Vote for Dec. 4 - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-155, Aug. 30, 2011
:: Prokhorov's Party Says Russia Is a 'Parody' of Soviet Union - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-155, Aug. 30, 2011
:: Medvedev Names Ex-Security Officer as St. Petersburg Governor - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-155, Aug. 30, 2011
:: Russian Leader Looking Into Proposal To Limit Winning Party's Share Of MP Seats - Interfax; JRL 2011-155, Aug. 30, 2011
:: United Russia 'Primaries' Seen As A Political Show - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-155, Aug. 30, 2011
:: [TRANSCRIPT] Dmitry Medvedev had a meeting with the leaders of Russia's seven officially registered political parties. - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-155, Aug. 30, 2011
:: What the Nakh? - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-155, Aug. 30, 2011
:: Iran sues Russia over refusal to supply S-300 missiles - ambassador - Interfax; JRL 2011-153, Aug. 24, 2011

:: North Korea May Offer Concessions on Nuclear Weapons After Medvedev Talks - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-154, Aug. 25, 2011
:: Why Russians Cry at Work - pravda.ru; JRL 2011-154, Aug. 25, 2011
:: Speculative Benefits: Economists Urge Caution as the Russian Economy Appears to Be Getting a Boost from Surging Capital Inflows - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-154, Aug. 25, 2011
:: Silicon Valley planned for Russia's North Caucasus - Moscow News; JRL 2011-154, Aug. 25, 2011
:: Russia remains the country of tea - pravda.ru; JRL 2011-154, Aug. 25, 2011
:: Russians Increasingly Disapprove Of 1991 Ban On Soviet Communist Party - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-154, Aug. 25, 2011
:: A Gate to Asia: A Russian Gas Pipeline Proposal May Bring a Breath of Fresh Air to Long-Stalled Negotiations with North Korea - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-154, Aug. 25, 2011
:: Iran sues Russia over refusal to supply S-300 missiles - ambassador - Interfax; JRL 2011-153, Aug. 24, 2011

:: Politkovskaya Family Lawyer Confirms: New Murder Suspect Was Earlier Treated as Witness - Interfax; JRL 2011-153, Aug. 24, 2011
:: Presidential human rights council head praises progress in Politkovskaya murder probe - Interfax; JRL 2011-153, Aug. 24, 2011

:: Breaking even: Russia is becoming increasingly vulnerable to drops in the oil price - Moscow News; JRL 2011-154, Aug. 25, 2011
:: Putin urges mandatory primaries for all parties - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-153, Aug. 24, 2011
:: The state of Russian happiness - Moscow News; JRL 2011-152, Aug. 23, 2011
:: Putin Ally Takes Over as Governor as Matviyenko Quits - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-152, Aug. 23, 2011
:: Nemtsov Not Surprised By Court Decision Denying Registration to PARNAS - Interfax; JRL 2011-152, Aug. 23, 2011
:: Russia Warns Assad Ouster May Trigger Collapse, Mideast Unrest - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-152, Aug. 23, 2011
:: Is Russia out of Libya? - Moscow News; JRL 2011-152, Aug. 23, 2011
:: Circling Iran: Will Russia's Initiative to Scrap the Economic Sanctions against Iran Break the Current Stalemate over the Iranian Nuclear Program? - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-152, Aug. 23, 2011
:: Abkhaz Presidential Campaign Turns Ugly - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-150, Aug. 19, 2011

:: Putin Denounces American Parasite While Russia Increases Treasuries 1,600% - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-151, Aug. 22, 2011
:: Paper or Plastic? The Russian Government Is Preparing a Set of Measures That Will Oblige Traders and Service Companies to Accept Card Payments - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-151, Aug. 22, 2011
:: Russians the Unhappiest in Europe, Poll Says - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-151, Aug. 22, 2011
:: Behind the scenes as the Bolshoi gets set to reopen - Moscow News; JRL 2011-151, Aug. 22, 2011
:: Putin, Medvedev May Announce 2012 Plans in December - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-151, Aug. 22, 2011
:: Bread and Circuses Beckon Matviyenko Voters in St. Petersburg - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-151, Aug. 22, 2011
:: Over 50% Believe Civil Servants Want Wealth - Bloomberg/Moscow Times; JRL 2011-151, Aug. 22, 2011

:: Ruble may ride to Russia's rescue - Moscow News ; JRL 2011-149, Aug. 18, 2011
:: Skolkovo Sizzles as 100th Company Joins - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-150, Aug. 19, 2011
:: Russians Struggle To Recall Who Was Doing What During August 1991 Coup - Interfax; JRL 2011-150, Aug. 19, 2011
:: 20 Years After The Big Breakup, Does The 'Former Soviet Union' Still Exist? - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-149, Aug. 18, 2011
:: Yeltsin Ally Saw 'Swan Lake' as Call to Arms - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-150, Aug. 19, 2011
:: Coup and countercoup - Moscow News; JRL 2011-150, Aug. 19, 2011
:: Businessmen on the barricades - Moscow News; JRL 2011-150, Aug. 19, 2011
:: Three Years After The War With Georgia, What Has Russia Gained? - Russia Profile Weekly ; JRL 2011-150, Aug. 19, 2011
:: Putin 'castrated' democracy in Russia ­ Gorbachev - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-150, Aug. 19, 2011

:: Tear Down This Wall of Nostalgia - Moscow imes; JRL 2011-149, Aug. 18, 2011
:: Reflections On The Putsch That Failed: Twenty Years On - Eurasia Daily Monitorl; JRL 2011-147, Aug. 16, 2011
:: Gorbachev Says Putin's Time Is Up - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-149, Aug. 18, 2011
:: U.S. Assures Visas Won't Grow Hard to Secure
- Moscow Times; JRL 2011-149, Aug. 18, 2011
:: Russia Vows to Mirror U.S. Visa Sanctions Over Magnitsky Case - Interfax; JRL 2011-148, Aug. 17, 2011
:: The Final Frontier: Roskosmos' Budget Is Adequate to Develop Russia's Space Program as Long as It Doesn't Overextend Itself, Note Experts - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-149, Aug. 18, 2011
:: Russia Considers Continued Privatization - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-149, Aug. 18, 2011

:: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Do Proposed Amendments to the Criminal Code Indicate that Freedom of Speech on the Internet Is Over? - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-148, Aug. 17, 2011
:: Magnitsky's Relatives, Their Lawyers Notified of Re-opened Criminal Inquiry - Source - Interfax; JRL 2011-148, Aug. 17, 2011
:: Nuclear talks resumption depends on Iran - Lavrov - Interfax; JRL 2011-148, Aug. 17, 2011
:: Medvedev 'being outsmarted' by Putin ­ Gorbachev - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-148, Aug. 17, 2011
:: At the Brink, A Just Russia Puts on a Brave Face - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-148, Aug. 17, 2011

:: Charges in Magnitsky Case Brought Against Scapegoats - Hermitage Capital - Interfax; JRL 2011-147, Aug. 16, 2011
:: Should Russia Join OPEC? - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-147, Aug. 16, 2011
:: Belarus gas deal could be a warning to Ukraine - Moscow News; JRL 2011-147, Aug. 16, 2011
:: Persecution beyond the grave - Moscow News Editorial; JRL 2011-147, Aug. 16, 2011
:: Russians 'doubt' reforms will change police for better - poll - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-147, Aug. 16, 2011

:: Two Prison Doctors Charged in Death of Lawyer - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-146, Aug. 15, 2011
:: Gorbachev hits out at Putin and United Russia
- Moscow News; JRL 2011-146, Aug. 15, 2011
:: Russian Health Care Provides No Real Safety Net - Gregory Feifer, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-146, Aug. 15, 2011

:: Russian Health Care Provides No Real Safety Net - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-146, Aug. 15, 2011

:: Putin's Potemkin Democracy - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-145, Aug. 12, 2011
:: Western Observers Out, Sports Fans In - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-145, Aug. 12, 2011
:: Prokhorov Touts Euro, Visa-Free Travel to Europe - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-145, Aug. 12, 2011
:: Russian Audit Chamber Says Government Spending Beyond Its Means - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-145, Aug. 12, 2011
:: Does the United States - Russia "Reset" Need an Upgrade? - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-145, Aug. 12, 2011
:: Mortality Rates Decrease in Russia - Interfax; JRL 2011-145, Aug. 12, 2011
::
Russia, US Both Benefit From New Afghan Helicopter Deal - Pundit - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-145, Aug. 12, 2011

:: US Expert Community's Cooperation With Russians Seen As Vital For Moscow's Success In the North Caucasus - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-144, Aug. 11, 2011
:: Foreign Ministry Drafts Retaliatory Blacklist of U.S. Officials - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-144, Aug. 11, 2011
:: Is Right Cause's Political Star (Already) Waning? - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-144, Aug. 11, 2011
:: Russian tycoon Prokhorov ready to be PM, wants to join euro zone - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-144, Aug. 11, 2011
:: Communist outcry over opposition clampdown - Moscow News; JRL 2011-144, Aug. 11, 2011
:: Putin dives into history - Moscow News; JRL 2011-144, Aug. 11, 2011
:: Gorbachev Still Sure That USSR Breakup Could Have Been Averted - Interfax; JRL 2011-144, Aug. 11, 2011
:: Ukraine continues to chase two hares - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-144, Aug. 11, 2011
:: 25% of Russians think it normal to report against colleagues - poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-144, Aug. 11, 2011

:: Tbilisi suspects Russia of preparing for war against Georgia - Interfax; JRL 2011-142, Aug. 9, 2011
:: Russian Rights Activists On Lookout For Partners In Georgia - Interfax; JRL 2011-142, Aug. 9, 2011
:: Lavrov Derides Saakashvili as 'Pathological' - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-142, Aug. 9, 2011
:: The war in South Ossetia as a point of departure for Russia and the U.S. - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-142, Aug. 9, 2011

:: Russia Pulling Out of Oil Companies - Interfax; JRL 2011-140, Aug. 5, 2011
:: Russian Researchers Publish New Data On Social Media Consumption - Interfax; JRL 2011-140, Aug. 5, 2011
:: Saudi Social Spending to Support Russia for Years, Sberbank Says - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-139, Aug. 4, 2011

:: The Russian Military's Manpower Problem - Dmitry Gorenburg; JRL 2011-138, Aug. 3, 2011
:: Mission Impossible: Russia's Low-Tech-High-Tech Army - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-138, Aug. 3, 2011
:: New Russian Law Signals Tougher Anti-Abortion Stance, Could Spark Social Divide - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-137, Aug. 2, 2011
:: Plans to improve Russian transport safety hit flaws - Moscow News; JRL 2011-138, Aug. 3, 2011
:: Arctic Ice Melt at Near Record Clears Shipping Route to Asia, Russia Says - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-138, Aug. 3, 2011

:: LiveJournal users fear election crackdown - Moscow News; JRL 2011-137, Aug. 2, 2011
:: The Prospect of Putin's Return Comes Into Focus - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-137, Aug. 2, 2011
:: Virtual Nationalism: Recent Cases Indicate that Social Networks Are a Catalyst for Spreading Nationalism in Russia - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-137, Aug. 2, 2011
:: New State Body Stirs Crackdown Fears - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-137, Aug. 2, 2011
:: Yurgens Dismisses Russian Popular Front as PR Move - Interfax; JRL 2011-137, Aug. 2, 2011
:: Poor Russia: The Number of People Who See Themselves as Poor Is Growing in Russia - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-137, Aug. 2, 2011
:: Elite living in Moscow: Why Moscow, a city of both billionaires and dilapidated housing, is so expensive, is often a mystery to newcomers. - - Moscow News; JRL 2011-137, Aug. 2, 2011

:: Poll Shows Russia Needs Political Opposition - Interfax; JRL 2011-136, July 29, 2011
:: SSRC Eurasia Program Fellowships Competition - JRL 2011-136, July 29, 2011
:: Dark Clouds Gather Over U.S. Reset - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-136, July 29, 2011
:: Lebedev Parole Rejection Not End of Democracy - Fedotov - Interfax; JRL 2011-136, July 29, 2011
::Leaders Give Russia No Reason to Sober Up: Tatyana Tolstaya - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-136, July 29, 2011
:: Is the West Turning Reckless? - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-136, July 29, 2011
:: Companies Teach Russians Western Ways - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-136, July 29, 2011
:: Russians Tend to Like U.S. But Still Prefer Europe - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-136, July 29, 2011
:: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD) No. 100: Russian Energy Policy - Russian Analytical Digest; JRL 2011-136, July 29, 2011
:: New issue of Islam, Islamism and Politics in Eurasia Report - Gordon Hahn; JRL 2011-136, July 29, 2011
:: An Enduring Approach to U.S.-Russian Cooperation - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; JRL 2011-136, July 29, 2011

:: The 2012 Shadowboxing Intensifies - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-136, July 29, 2011
:: Investors Calm in Face of U.S. Default - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-136, July 29, 2011
:: U.S. Report Sees Big Role for Shale Gas - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-135, July 28, 2011
:: Russians Not Confident Of Honest Elections In December - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-135, July 28, 2011
:: What Has Happened to the Russian Elections? - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-135, July 28, 2011
:: As Moscow Renovates Sidewalks, Corruption Suspicions Abound - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-135, July 28, 2011
:: Heat And Fire Return To Russia As Questions Linger Over Deaths In 2010 - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-134, July 27, 2011
:: Russia Already Has Magnitsky's List - Fedotov - Interfax; JRL 2011-134, July 27, 2011
:: A little more on Stolypin - Paul Backer; JRL 2011-134, July 27, 2011
:: Dozens of Russian Officials Appear 'On U.S. Blacklist' - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-134, July 27, 2011
:: Fired Police Officials Wind Up With Cushy Jobs
- Moscow Times; JRL 2011-133, July 26, 2011
:: Revolt of the Generals or Shadow Theater For the Discontented? - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-133, July 26, 2011
:: Police Reform (re: Ryzhkov JRL 2011-131) - Greg Smith; JRL 2011-132, July 25, 2011
:: Gorbachev Criticizes Russian Politics, Says New People Needed - Interfax; JRL 2011-132, July 25, 2011
:: Prokhorov Sees Faults of Political System, Not Only Infrastructure Degradation Behind 'Bulgaria' Sinking - Interfax; JRL 2011-132, July 25, 2011
:: Moscow Offers Norway a Hand - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-132, July 25, 2011
:: Russia's anti-terror plans derided - Moscow News; JRL 2011-132, July 25, 2011
:: Oslo bomber praises Putin - Moscow News; JRL 2011-132, July 25, 2011
:: RUSSIA AND THE "ARAB SPRING":: A PRELIMINARY APPRAISAL - Robert O. Freedman; JRL 2011-130, July 21, 2011
:: The Wandering Spear-fisher: A Crimean Tale - Sergei Roy; JRL 2011-117, July 4, 2011
:: Survey: United Russia Losing Support - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-130, July 21, 2011
:: Foreign direct investment in Russia up 39 pct in H1 says Putin - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: Russia can't be manipulated through external pressure - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: Gorbachev Warns of Damage From Putin Return - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: Orange Revolution Architects Reportedly Working on Strategy For Russia's Right Cause - Interfax; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: Putin talks multi-culturalism with religious leaders - Moscow News; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: Academic Transparency: Cheating on Russia's Countrywide Exam Has Further Fueled Debates Over Its Objectivity - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: Good Deals and Bad Practices - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: Police Pay Is Tripled in Anti-Graft Fight - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: Gap Between Law And Its Enforcement Narrowing in Russia - President - Interfax; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: First deputy PM joins Putin's umbrella group - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: Putin Snub, Visas Top Medvedev's Trip - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: When Russia will be free from totalitarian mentality? - Sergei Karaganov, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: Lavrov opens first meeting of Council on Foreign Affairs - Interfax; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: Moscow's "sectoral" Missile Defense Proposal Fully Matches Russia's, NATO's Logic - Rogozin
- Interfax; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: Russia Arctic Route to Rival Suez May Aid Sovcomflot IPO: Freight Markets - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: China Moves Into Russia's Zone - Former Soviet Union - Voice of America; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: How U.S. Default Would Hit Russia - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-128, July 19, 2011
:: Russia herds former Soviet states into economic union - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: Back to the (free trade) USSR - Moscow News; JRL 2011-128, July 19, 2011
:: Jail Officials Targeted Over Magnitsky - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-128, July 19, 2011
:: How U.S. Default Would Hit Russia - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-128, July 19, 2011
:: Back to the (free trade) USSR - Moscow News; JRL 2011-128, July 19, 2011
:: Russia's Rupert Murdoch - Moscow News; JRL 2011-128, July 19, 2011
:: Moscow Set Out Ambitious Asian Policy Goals - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-128, July 19, 2011
:: Medvedev to announce decision over presidential bid soon - Interfax; JRL 2011-128, July 19, 2011
:: Medvedev ready to consider creation of independent television in Russia - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-127, July 18, 2011
:: Foreign Ministry Believes Captive Nations Law Contains Anti-Russian Text - Interfax; JRL 2011-127, July 18, 2011
:: Germans Snub Putin Before Medvedev Visit - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-127, July 18, 2011
:: Front Fights for Support, Not for Votes - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-127, July 18, 2011
:: In Another Blow to Russia's Democracy - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-127, July 18, 2011
:: Russia's Putin Calls For 'Deep Modernization' To Speed Up Economic Growth - Interfax; JRL 2011-127, July 18, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talks with workers at Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-127, July 18, 2011
:: Neither Yanukovych Nor Tymoshenko Commands Majority Support Among Ukrainians - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-127, July 18, 2011

:: Bid to Ease Visa Rules Creates a New Hassle - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-126, July 15, 2011
:: Middle East, North Africa events reminiscent of fall of Berlin Wall - Medvedev - Interfax; JRL 2011-126, July 15, 2011
:: Will a Center-Right Party Led by a Billionaire Become a Game Changer in Russian Politics? - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-126, July 15, 2011
:: Communists of Russia Seek Union With Left-wing Forces to Gain Duma Majority - Interfax; JRL 2011-126, July 15, 2011
:: Russian tycoons' cuts dilemma - Tim Wall, Moscow News; JRL 2011-126, July 15, 2011
:: Study: Russia Lags in Managing Personnel - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-126, July 15, 2011
:: Medvedev's Impossible Airplane Ban - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-126, July 15, 2011
:: St. Petersburg Wheelchair Ban In Metro Highlights Plight Of Russia's Handicapped - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-126, July 15, 2011
:: Hot Dogs, Baseball Meet Borscht, Hockey
- Moscow Times; JRL 2011-126, July 15, 2011
:: Russian Experts See Lavrov's Visit To USA As Productive, Positive - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-126, July 15, 2011
:: Officials Lacking in Skills to Run Tenders
- Moscow Times; JRL 2011-125, July 14, 2011
:: Elective Renewal: Matviyenko's Move to the Federation Council May Be the Latest in a Government Drive to Rid Russia of Long-Serving Regional Heads - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-125, July 14, 2011
:: Popularity of civil service points to high corruption - Medvedev - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-125, July 14, 2011

:: Rash Of Russian Transport Accidents Raises Safety Issues, Highlights Cost-Skimping And Corruption - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-125, July 14, 2011
:: Russians Split On Necessity Of Pre-Election TV Debates - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-124, July 13, 2011
:: Russian Boat Disaster Shows Public Immorality - Church Leader - Interfax; JRL 2011-124, July 13, 2011
:: Unwritten loyalties: journalism in the Russian regions - Mikhail Loginov, opendemocracy.net; JRL 2011-124, July 13, 2011
:: U.S.-Russian Consultations in Washington Center Around Sudan, Mideast - Interfax; JRL 2011-124, July 13, 2011
:: Lavrov Visit and a New Foundation for U.S.-Russia Cooperation - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-124, July 13, 2011
:: For Oil Field Work, New Tech Deemed Critical - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-124, July 13, 2011
:: Medvedev Threatens to Start Importing Arms - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-124, July 13, 2011
:: Lavrov Eyes Missile Defense, Not Visas - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-123, July 12, 2011
:: Russian, US Presidents Compare Notes On Libya, WTO Talks, Other Issues - Interfax; JRL 2011-123, July 12, 2011
:: Reset 2.0: The Recent Russia-NATO Summit Shows that Missile Defense Remains a Contentious Issue, Despite the Russian-American Reset - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-123, July 12, 2011
:: Too Special A Friendship: Is Germany Questioning Russia's Embrace? - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-123, July 12, 2011
:: Medvedev and Putin Try In Vain To Shake the Siloviki Into Order - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-123, July 12, 2011
:: Questions follow plans for a monster Moscow - Moscow News; JRL 2011-123, July 12, 2011
:: Vladimir Putin's 2012 Dilemma - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-123, July 12, 2011
:: At Least 129 Dead in Volga River Tragedy - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-123, July 12, 2011
:: Presidential Election: Whose support can Dmitry Medvedev rely on? - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-123, July 12, 2011

:: Why is Medvedev Moving the Capital Outside of Moscow? - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-122, July 11, 2011
:: The Time to Loosen the Reigns is Now - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-122, July 11, 2011
:: Rumblings of Political Activism Among Russia's Bikers - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-122, July 11, 2011
:: Some in Duma Irked After Record Session - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-122, July 11, 2011
:: The Real News Gets Odd - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-122, July 11, 2011
:: Russian Experts Disagree On Missile Defense Guarantees - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-122, July 11, 2011
:: Birth rate should continue to increase - Golikova - Interfax; JRL 2011-122, July 11, 2011
:: Where Did All The Crude Go? Can Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Government Avoid a Fresh Fuel Crisis? - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-122, July 11, 2011
:: Medvedev orders nationwide transport safety checks after deadly catastrophes - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-122, July 11, 2011

:: Warnings of doom - Moscow News; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: Russia Can Achieve Zero Deficit At $100 Oil in 2015 - Kudrin - Interfax; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: Only 8% of Russians Expect World Terror Rate to Dip After Bin Laden's Death - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Medvedev meeting with participants of the Seliger 2011 National Youth Education Forum - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: Russia May Elect President on March 4 If March 9-10 Are Made Days Off - CEC - Interfax; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: Pre-election Budget Maneuver: The Russian Government Is Finding It Hard to Trim Deficit Spending in its Pre-election Budget - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: Disputes Between Parties, Government Must Be Resolved By Court - Prokhorov - Interfax; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: Divorce-prone Russia marks Family Day - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: Medvedev explodes in anger over defense procurement: Solomonov Attacks Defense Ministry For Holding Back Funds - Pavel Felgenhauer, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: Mikhail Prokhorov: gilt-edged whipping boy for the Russian elections? - Mikhail Loginov, opendemocracy.net; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: Cinderella and the tsar - Moscow News; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: Tackling the vested interests in Russia - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: Russian Billionaire Turned Politician's Popularity Improves Slightly - Poll - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: Russian science hopes for better times to come - Moscow News; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011

:: Russia to Spend $730 Billion on New Weapons - Voice of America; JRL 2011-120, July 7, 2011
:: European Missile Defense, Strategic Strike Conventional Systems and Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons: The View From 32/34 Smolenskaya-Sennaya Square - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-120, July 7, 2011
:: The Murder of Sergei Magnitsky - Jamison Firestone; JRL 2011-120, July 7, 2011
:: FSB, police officials could figure in Magnitsky death investigation - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-120, July 7, 2011
:: Arctic Treaty With Norway Opens Fields - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-120, July 7, 2011
:: State Releases Names on Terror List - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-120, July 7, 2011

:: Inquiry: Magnitsky Beaten by Guards - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-119, July 6, 2011
:: Head Of Russian President's Human Rights Body Welcomes Report On Lawyer's Death - Interfax; JRL 2011-118, July 5, 2011
:: Magnitsky died due to lack of medical care - Russian investigators - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-117, July 4, 2011
:: New issue of Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - Gordon Hahn; JRL 2011-119, July 6, 2011
:: Valdai Club launches new website - Valdai Club; JRL 2011-119, July 6, 2011
:: Russia's Evolving Leadership - STRATFOR; JRL 2011-118, July 5, 2011
:: Support For Gubernatorial Elections Grow In Russia - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-117, July 4, 2011
:: An Army of Dilettantes: Turning the Russian Army into a Professional Army of Contractors Will Be a Difficult (If Achievable) Task - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-116, June 30, 2011
:: Three Russian Parties Currently On Course To Win Seats In Next Parliament - Poll -
Interfax; JRL 2011-116, June 30, 2011
:: Putin drops possible election hint - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-116, June 30, 2011
:: Medvedev confronts vested interests with order to schedule privatization - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-116, June 30, 2011
:: OPPORTUNITY: NCEEER President Vacancy, Job Description (review begins Aug. 15, 2011)
- National Council for Eurasian and East European Research; JRL 2011-116, June 30, 2011
:: OPPORTUNITY: Problems of Post-Communism Call for a New Editor/Editorial Team - Irina Burns; JRL 2011-116, June 30, 2011
:: OPPORTUNITY: SSRC Eurasia Program Coordinator Position Available - Social Science Research Council; JRL 2011-116, June 30, 2011
:: 3-4 million abortions annually made in Russia, over half married couples divorce - expert - Interfax; JRL 2011-116-22, June 30, 2011
:: In Tit-for-Tat, Russia Wants to Blacklist Foreigners - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-116-33, June 30, 2011
:: Russian Envoy Previews President's Meeting With NATO Representatives - Interfax; JRL 2011-116-34, June 30, 2011
:: Russia Vulnerable Should Global Financial Crisis Strike Again - Expert - Interfax; JRL 2011-116-34, June 30, 2011

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:: All Rich People In Russia's Caucasus Pay Tribute Money To Criminals - Official - Interfax; JRL 2011-107, June 17, 2011
:: Budanov exposes divisions - Moscow News; JRL 2011-107, June 17, 2011
:: Kudrin Expects Oil to Hold At $90-$100 Per Barrel Over Next Three Years - Interfax; JRL 2011-106, June 16, 2011   
:: Skolkovo Innovation Hub Braving the Waters - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-106, June 16, 2011
:: Russia Favors Internationalizing Internet Management - Putin - Interfax; JRL 2011-106, June 16, 2011
:: Russia should scrap nuclear energy - poll - Moscow News; JRL 2011-106, June 16, 2011
:: $18 billion to transform Chechnya - Moscow News; JRL 2011-106, June 16, 2011
:: A rival Khodorkovsky verdict appears - Moscow News; JRL 2011-105, June 15, 2011
:: Allegations About Pressure on Yukos Judge "conjecture" - Investigative Committee - Moscow News; JRL 2011-105, June 15, 2011
:: Justice for Budanov Is Justice for All - Moscow Times editorial; JRL 2011-104, June 15, 2011
:: Media Monopoly: Amendments to the Media Law May Complicate Foreign Broadcasting in Russia Media Monopoly - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-104, June 15, 2011
:: In U.S.-Russia Dialogue On Human Rights, A Tougher Tone Comes Through - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-105, June 15, 2011
:: Kasyanov Hails EU Document Slamming Russia Over Human Rights - Interfax; JRL 2011-102, June 10, 2011
:: Kremlin calls for govt to speed up privatization - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-104, June 15, 2011
:: Western Engagement Strategies Encourage Russia Not To Change - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-104, June 15, 2011
:: Georgia's Cycle Of Violence Reflects Dysfunctional Politics - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-104, June 15, 2011
:: Medvedev Promises to Lift EU Vegetable Ban - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-104, June 15, 2011
:: Russian civil society involvement needed to raise climate consciousness - Bellona; JRL 2011-104, June 15, 2011

:: Russia's Openness to the World: The Unpredicted Consequences of the Country's Liberalization - Vladimir Shlapentokh; JRL 2011-103, June 13, 2011
:: Washington to send U.S. servicemen to maintain airbase6 in Poland - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-103, June 13, 2011

:: Kasyanov Hails EU Document Slamming Russia Over Human Rights - Interfax; JRL 2011-102, June 10, 2011
:: Isolated Lives: In Russia, Handicapped People Most Often Get Overlooked, but Conscious Efforts Are Now Being Made to Integrate Those Who Have Disabilities into Society - Herbert Mosmuller, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-102, June 10, 2011

:: Nearly 60% of Russians Think Independence Is Good For Country - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-102, June 10, 2011
:: Putin threatens lazy bureaucrats - Moscow News; JRL 2011-102, June 10, 2011
:: Russia faces a new brain drain - survey - Moscow News; JRL 2011-102, June 10, 2011
:: Investors nervous about 2012 - Moscow News; JRL 2011-102, June 10, 2011
:: WTO Accession Does Not Mean Full Opening of Russian Market to Foreign Goods - Putin - Interfax; JRL 2011-102, June 10, 2011

:: Remember the Caucasus? - Thomas de Waal, Nieman Watchdog; JRL 2011-101, June 9, 2011

:: Gates Laments Delay in Missile-Defense Agreement With Russia - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-101, June 9, 2011
:: A Case of False Missile Defense Panic - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-99, June 7, 2011
:: Epilogue on joint missile defense - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-101, June 9, 2011
:: Medvedev approves Russian-U.S. plutonium disposal deal - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-99, June 7, 2011
:: Russia promises appropriate, complete response to European ABM threat - Defense Ministry - Interfax; JRL 2011-99, June 7, 2011
:: Compromise possible on missile defense between Russia, U.S. - expert - Interfax; JRL 2011-99, June 7, 2011

:: Exit 'The Tandem,' Enter 'The Team' - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-100, June 8, 2011
:: United Russia pushes for Putin to lead election campaign - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-100, June 8, 2011
:: Investment Whisperers: Investors Fear That if Medvedev Doesn't Get Re-Elected in 2012, His Projects and Promises Might Go Down the Drain - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-100, June 8, 2011
:: City Haul (Roads) - Alexei Korolyov, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-100, June 8, 2011
:: Luzhkov Considers Political Comeback - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-100, June 8, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets in Sochi with the first shift of the construction team made up of winners of the contest "Stroyotryad Avtoradio" as well as with performers participating in the contest - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-100, June 8, 2011

:: Rasmussen: NATO Enlargement Benefits Russia - Interfax; JRL 2011-100, June 8, 2011
:: Ukraine-Russia Talks End Without Lower Price for Russian Gas - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-100, June 8, 2011
:: A New State's Guide to Gaining International Recognition - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-100, June 8, 2011

:: INTERVIEW: Russia's privatisation chief discusses the 3-year programme - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-98, June 6, 2011
:: Moscow works less and sleeps more - Moscow News; JRL 2011-98, June 6, 2011
:: Ban on Vegetable Imports Threatens to Derail EU Summit - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-98, June 6, 2011
:: Russia to 'clarify' vegetable ban before EU summit - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-98, June 6, 2011
:: Angry priests damn church's relationship with the state - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-98, June 6, 2011
:: Gazprom to stick to market price formula for gas supplies to Ukraine - CEO - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-98, June 6, 2011
:: Moscow Has No Intentions of Reviving Issue of Crimea's Belonging - Lavrov - Interfax; JRL 2011-98, June 6, 2011
:: Moscow, Kiev Not To Play 'Political Games' Over Russian Black Sea Fleet Stay - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-98, June 6, 2011

:: Inequality, Poverty Characterize Post-Soviet States, Statistics Show - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-97, June 3, 2011
:: Deep-Pocketed Owners Closing Media Outlets - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-96, June 2, 2011
:: The many faces of Navalny - Moscow News; JRL 2011-96, June 2, 2011
:: Russian Rock Critic Targeted In Slander Suits - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-96, June 2, 2011
:: Medvedev moves to limit media responsibility for reader comments - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-96, June 2, 2011
:: A Chinese Game: Russia and China Set Aside Their Differences in Pursuit of Greater Economic Goals - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-97, June 3, 2011

:: Axe-Grinding Retrospectives on NTV Takeover - William Dunkerley; JRL 2011-95, June 1, 2011
:: Politkovskaya's Suspected Killer Held - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-95, June 1, 2011
:: Lawyer Calls For Determining Mastermind of Politkovskaya Killing - Interfax; JRL 2011-95, June 1, 2011
:: Russia's 2011 Volumes of Natural Gas Exports "beat All Records" - Gazprom - Interfax; JRL 2011-94, May 31, 2011
:: Russian Parliamentarians, Western Experts Disagree on Most Aspects of Missile Defense Cooperation - Duma Deputy - Interfax; JRL 2011-95, June 1, 2011
:: Russian military officials to hold talks with NATO on Europe missile shield - Interfax; JRL 2011-94, May 31, 2011

:: Russian military officials to hold talks with NATO on Europe missile shield - Interfax; JRL 2011-94, May 31, 2011
:: Joint Report by the Coordinators of the U.S.-Russia Presidential Commission - US Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; JRL 2011-94, May 31, 2011
:: Khodorkovsky Should Get $35,000 for Rights Abuse, Court Says - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-94, May 31, 2011
:: Signaling Thaw, Khodorkovsky Pops Up on State TV - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-94, May 31, 2011

:: One Right, Many Copies: While Russia Is Still Known for Widespread Piracy, the Number of Copyright Violation Lawsuits Is Growing - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-92, May 24, 2011
:: Russia to create intellectual property service - Medvedev - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-92, May 24, 2011
:: Russian PM Wants New Coalition To 'Revive' Ruling Party - Interfax; JRL 2011-92, May 24, 2011
:: Liberals Hope OSCE Can Help Duma Bid - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-92, May 24, 2011
:: Russia's Top Internet Company, Yandex, Makes U.S. Debut With IPO - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-92, May 24, 2011
:: Russian Illegal Capital Export Over 37bn Dollars In 2010 - Interfax; JRL 2011-92, May 24, 2011
:: No law for the poor - Moscow News; JRL 2011-92, May 24, 2011
:: The president's Potemkin presser - Moscow News/Voice of America; JRL 2011-92, May 24, 2011
:: Blogger claims Duma deputies are on the fiddle - Moscow News; JRL 2011-92, May 24, 2011
:: Survey Shows Details of Urban Life - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-92, May 24, 2011
:: Lavrov Welcomes Libyan Rebels - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-92, May 24, 2011

:: Prokhorov Promises 2nd Place in Duma - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-92, May 24, 2011
:: Putin's Controversial People's Front - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-91, May 23, 2011

:: 2012? Next question, please - Moscow News; JRL 2011-91, May 23, 2011
:: Lebedev Casts Lot With Putin's Front - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-91, May 23, 2011
:: Oil on troubled waters - Moscow News; JRL 2011-89, May 19, 2011
:: Saakashvili says he is open to serious talks with Russia - Interfax; JRL 2011-91, May 23, 2011

:: Russia Urges Peacekeeping Force in Libya, Condemns NATO Strikes - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-90, May 20, 2011
:: If no agreement reached on missile defense, security will roll back to 1980s - Medvedev - Interfax; JRL 2011-90, May 20, 2011
:: The Nuclear Option: Russia Feels Like a "Junior Partner" in European Security, but Is Unlikely to Leave START, Say Analysts - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-90, May 20, 2011
:: U.S. missile defense in Europe 'real threat' to Russia - General Staff - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-90, May 20, 2011
:: Medvedev's warm words leave Khodorkovsky in the cold - Moscow News; JRL 2011-90, May 20, 2011
:: Russian Activists Welcome President's Comments About Khodorkovskiy - Interfax; JRL 2011-89, May 19, 2011
:: Laughter Greets Khodorkovsky Delay - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-88, May 18, 2011

:: Putin Likely to Return as Russian President, Vostok Nafta Says - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-89, May 19, 2011
:: Medvedev's Big Presser Disappoints - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-88, May 18, 2011
:: Mironov's Ouster Puts Party in Peril - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-89, May 19, 2011
:: Russian Think Tank Chief Predicts Medvedev Re-Election Bid - Interfax; JRL 2011-89, May 19, 2011
:: Medvedev's Business Talk: Despite Expectations, President Dmitry Medvedev Did Not Use Skolkovo as an Economic Platform for Re-Election - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-89, May 19, 2011
:: Much Ado About Nothing: Medvedev Flexes His Presidential Muscles but Demurs about His Political Future - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-89, May 19, 2011
:: Russian President Says Right Cause May Succeed In Next State Duma Election - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-89, May 19, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: News conference by the President of Russia - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-88, May 18, 2011
:: St. Petersburg legislative body recalls Mironov from Federation Council - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-88, May 18, 2011
:: Poor turn out for opposition rally - Moscow News; JRL 2011-88, May 18, 2011
:: Russian election season opens as Medvedev gives huge press conference - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-88, May 18, 2011
:: All Russia People's Front Dangerous For One Russia Party - Pundit - Interfax; JRL 2011-88, May 18, 2011
:: Russia Considering Alternatives To South Stream Gas Pipeline Project - Minister - Interfax; JRL 2011-88, May 18, 2011
:: Belarus Goes Bankrupt Without Any Savior in Sight - James Brooke, Voice of America; JRL 2011-88, May 18, 2011
:: Belarus turns to Russia for bailout - Moscow News; JRL 2011-88, May 18, 2011
:: Cryptic Talks on Libya Suit Lavrov
Mystery has clouded Moscow's diplomatic efforts - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-88, May 18, 2011
:: Putin prepares his return to the Kremlin: Putin Opts For Staging a Soviet-Style Election Campaign - Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-87, May 17, 2011

:: Russia GDP Growth Slows to 4.1% on Outflows, Below Estimates - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-87, May 17, 2011
:: Oil muddles Russia's budget debate - Moscow News; JRL 2011-87, May 17, 2011

:: Anna Chapman's nemesis on trial for treason - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL 2011-87, May 17, 2011
:: Envoy Says Russia Should Be Out Of Range For NATO Missile Defence - Interfax; JRL 2011-87, May 17, 2011
:: Influential Russian Duma MP Asks Four Questions Over European ABM - Interfax; JRL 2011-87, May 17, 2011

:: Medvedev Questions Power Vertical - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Medvedev Keeps Distance From Putin's Group - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Outcome Of Next Russian Elections Undecided, No Party Dominant - Medvedev - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Medvedev Distances Itself From Popular Front - Pavlovsky - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Has the Putin-Medvedev war begun for real? - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Why Is Putin Destroying Just Russia and Forming a People's Front for United Russia? - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Communists Agree With Medvedev Cautioning Against Tailoring Power to Specific Person - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Most Russians Know Nothing About Days Of Wrath Protests - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Electronic Reception Offices' To Enable Russians To Send Messages To President - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011

:: Older Generations Become More Active In Getting Online In Russia - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Newspapers Retain Prominent Position Among Russian Media - Expert - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: State to Ensure 'balance,' No Total Control of Internet - Minister - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Unrelieved Reliance: Russia's Pre-Election Budget Spending May Require Adjustment as Slowing Global Demand Threatens Soaring Oil Prices - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Human Rights Defenders Welcome Economic Crime Amnesty Proposal - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Medvedev Supports Criminal Responsibility For Violating Employee Rights on Political Grounds - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011

:: Hermitage Capital Chief Sarcastic About Russian Moves to Get Him Arrested - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Backseat Driving: Russian Markets Have Lost Their Appeal to Leading International Corporations - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Most Russians Know Nothing About Days Of Wrath Protests - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Electronic Reception Offices' To Enable Russians To Send Messages To President - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Medvedev Keeps Distance From Putin's Group - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: United Russia, Putin Prepare For National Elections - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-85, May 12, 2011
:: Outcome Of Next Russian Elections Undecided, No Party Dominant - Medvedev - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Medvedev Distances Itself From Popular Front - Pavlovsky - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Outcome Of Next Russian Elections Undecided, No Party Dominant - Medvedev - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Medvedev Distances Itself From Popular Front - Pavlovsky - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Has the Putin-Medvedev war begun for real? - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Why Is Putin Destroying Just Russia and Forming a People's Front for United Russia? - Vladimir Frolov, Vladimir Belaeff, Elena Miskova, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011
:: Communists Agree With Medvedev Cautioning Against Tailoring Power to Specific Person - Interfax; JRL 2011-86, May 16, 2011

:: Putin Cabinet Endorses Deputy Premier's Son for Farm Bank Post - Bloomberg; JRL 2011-85, May 12, 2011
:: SRAS Announces Updated Resource on Russian Politics - Josh Wilson; JRL 2011-85, May 12, 2011
:: Russian President To Choose Questions For His Presser From Internet - Interfax; JRL 2011-85, May 12, 2011
:: Medvedev says political competition vital for Russia - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-85, May 12, 2011
:: One Nation, Two Visions: Observers Across the Political Spectrum Say They See Political Motives Behind Putin's New Initiative - Russia Profile; JRL 2011-85, May 12, 2011
:: Opposition Dislike Putin's Coalition Idea As They Lose Popularity - Ruling Party - Interfax; JRL 2011-85, May 12, 2011
:: Leading Russian MP Talks Down Medvedev Approval Of Bin Ladin Killing - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-85, May 12, 2011

:: Russian Arms Exporter Lost 'Billions' In Profits In Libya Sanctions - Official - Interfax; JRL 2011-85, May 12, 2011
:: Pakistan's vicious circle - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-85, May 12, 2011

:: The slippery politics of petrol - Moscow News; JRL 2011-84, May 11, 2011
:: Russian deputy governor calls charges against Navalny 'nonsense' - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-84, May 11, 2011
:: Russian Liberal Parties Come Out In Defence Of Well Known Blogger - Interfax; JRL 2011-84, May 11, 2011
:: New E-Government Portal Starts - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-84, May 11, 2011
:: The slippery politics of petrol - Ed Bentley, Moscow News; JRL 2011-84, May 11, 2011

:: Russia's 17-Year Bid To Join The WTO Faces One Last Hurdle - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-83, May 10, 2011
:: Chubais earned 212 mln rubles in 2010, incl 22.8 mln rubles as Rusnano chief - Interfax; JRL 2011-82, May 9, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Medvedev Speech at the military parade celebrating the 66th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War - kremlin.ru ; JRL 2011-83, May 10, 2011

:: U.S.-Russia Ties at Risk Without Missile Pact, Envoy Says - Henry Meyer and Lyubov Pronina, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-82, May 9, 2011
:: Top U.S. officer denies that Europe missile shield will be anti-Russian - Interfax; JRL 2011-82, May 9, 2011
:: Putin Sets Stage for 2012 Comeback as Leader of Popular Front - Henry Meyer and Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-82, May 9, 2011
:: Putin's Popular Front Plan Ruse To Save One Russia, Fool Voters - Communist Head - Interfax; JRL 2011-82, May 9, 2011
:: May 9: the most significant day in the history of the Soviet Union - Alexander Rahr, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-82, May 9, 2011

:: Sergei Mironov's Last Stand: How Far Will United Russia Go to Bring Down A Just Russia? - Andrew Roth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-81, May 6, 2011
:: United Russia's top official says upper house speaker Mironov should resign - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-81, May 6, 2011

:: Some 50 Federal Assets to Be Privatized Before Year Ends - Kozhin - Mark Gay, Moscow News; JRL 2011-81, May 6, 2011
:: Medvedev Snubbing Beslan Mothers Talks - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-81, May 6, 2011
:: Household income hit - Mark Gay, Moscow News; JRL 2011-81, May 6, 2011
:: The Weak Links in Economic Recovery: Russia's Latest Manufacturing Index Shows Signs of Weakening Business Activity - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-81, May 6, 2011
:: Russia may order arrest of Hermitage Capital CEO - paper - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-80, May 5, 2011
:: Court Backs Arrest of Magnitsky Colleague - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-80, May 5, 2011
:: Russian Envoy Wants USA To Give Legal Guarantees On Missile Defence - Interfax, May 6; JRL 2011-81, May 6, 2011
:: Moscow, Washington May Reach Compromise on Missile Defense - Political Analyst - Interfax; JRL 2011-80, May 5, 2011
:: Magnitsky and the Mentality of the Siloviki - Moscow Times Editorial; JRL 2011-81, May 6, 2011
:: Kozhin Dismisses Allegations About Officials' Sweet Life as 'Soviet-era Tales' - Interfax; JRL 2011-81, May 6, 2011
:: Corruption comprises up to two-thirds of property prices in Moscow - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL 2011-80, May 5, 2011
:: Deadline For Politkovskaya Murder Probe Pushed Back - Spokesman - Interfax; JRL 2011-80, April 29, 2011
:: Novaya Gazeta Hopes For Progress in Politkovskaya Murder Probe - Interfax; JRL 2011-80, April 29, 2011
:: U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission: April 29 ­ May 13, 2011, Bi-Weekly Look-Ahead and Wrap-Up - State Department; JRL 2011-80, May 5, 2011
:: Moscow, Washington May Reach Compromise on Missile Defense - Political Analyst - Interfax; JRL 2011-80, May 5, 2011
:: Russian American Medical Centre in Tver
- Sean M. Shinners; JRL 2011-79, May 4, 2011
:: New study: "Digital Kremlin": Power and the Internet in Russia - Infos Russie; JRL 2011-79, May 4, 2011
:: How was bin Laden's death received in Russia? - Dmitry Gorenburg, russiamil.wordpress.com; JRL 2011-78, May 3, 2011
:: Kremlin Got Tip on Bin Laden's Death - Nabi Abdullaev, Moscow Time; JRL 2011-78, May 3, 2011
:: Russian President's Special Envoy Welcomes Bin-Ladin Death - Interfax; JRL 2011-78, May 3, 2011
:: Death of bin Laden is a 'Basayev moment' - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-78, May 3, 2011
:: Bin Ladin's Killing Will Not Disrupt Al Qa'idah - Russian Security Source - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-78, May 3, 2011
:: Too Much Smoking, Booze and Food (Russia List 2011 #76) - James Schumaker; JRL 2011-78, May 3, 2011
:: Response to JRL #77/ Why Russians Don't Smile - Robert Bridge; JRL 2011-78, May 3, 2011 :: Indecision 2012, Kremlin-style - Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-77, April 29, 2011
:: Medvedev, Putin Have Likely Decided Who Runs For President - Yabloko Leader - Interfax; JRL 2011-77, April 29, 2011
:: Poll Shows Russians Lose Interest, Faith In Elections - Interfax; JRL 2011-77, April 29, 2011
:: Ukraine sees progress in gas price talks with Russia - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-77, April 29, 2011

:: Pension time bomb - Ben Aris, BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-77, April 29, 2011
:: Trial Over for 'Patriotic Bonnie and Clyde' - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-77, April 29, 201
:: Putin Notes Positive Trends in Demographic Situation - Interfax; JRL 2011-77, April 29, 2011
:: Petroleum Exports Banned as Fuel Crisis Deepens - Roland Oliphant and Olga Razumovskaya, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-77, April 29, 2011
:: Running on Fumes: Populist Politics Have Helped Produce a Knee-Jerk Reaction to the Issue of Rising Gasoline Prices - Andrew Roth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-77, April 29, 2011

:: Romanov House head will not attend Prince William wedding ceremony - Interfax; JRL 2011-76, April 28, 2011
:: Putin says no limits to active lifestyle - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-76, April 28, 2011
:: Audit Chamber Lashes Out at Activist - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-76, April 28, 2011
:: Margelov Cautions U.S. Against Applying "Libyan" Methods to Other Volatile Regions - Interfax; JRL 2011-76, April 28, 2011
:: Most Russians Do Not Believe Rift Growing Between Putin, Medvedev - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-76, April 28, 2011
:: Top Russian Ministers Ordered To Report On Work Of Government Regulators - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-76, April 28, 2011
:: Chernobyl was 'punishment for state atheism' - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-76, April 28, 2011
:: 'Censored' poets invited to meet Putin - Andy Potts and Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-76, April 28, 2011

:: Magnitsky Cleared in State-Ordered Check - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-75, April 27, 2011
:: Reporter Killings Give Way to Beatings, New Study Says - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-76, April 14, 2011
:: Russian PM Putin Says Creating State Capitalism 'Not Our Aim' - Interfax; JRL 2011-75, April 27, 2011
:: Despite Rising Oil Prices, Russians' Standard of Living is Falling - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-75, April 27, 2011
:: Chaika denies 'war' between prosecutors, investigators - Interfax; JRL 2011-75, April 27, 2011
:: Russian parliament in the gap between past and future - Konstantin Kosachev, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-75, April 27, 2011
:: Medvedev Visit to Dozhd (Rain) television channel's studios - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-75, April 27, 2011
:: Integration of Russia and EU essential for development says Putin - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-75, April 27, 2011

:: Protests planned as petrol pumps run dry - Alina Lobzina, Moscow News; JRL 2011-74, April 26, 2011
:: A Liquidator Searches for the Truth at Chernobyl 25 Years On - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-74, April 26, 2011
:: Russian Navy will stay in Sevastopol forever - admiral - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-74, April 26, 2011
:: From Defiant to Dull in a Decade - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-74, April 26, 2011
:: Russian President Predicts Internet Will Soon Replace Ordinary TV - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-74, April 26, 2011
:: Moscow Responds to the Arab Revolutions: Focus on Libya (Part One) - Jacob W. Kipp, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-74, April 26, 2011
:: Moscow Responds to the Arab Revolutions: Focus on Libya (Part Two) - Jacob W. Kipp, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-74, April 26, 2011
:: Saving the taiga ­ one tree at a time - Oleg Nikishenkov, Moscow News; JRL 2011-74, April 26, 2011
:: Playing Doctor: As the Russian Health Ministry is Hit by Successive Scandals Putin Finds a Use for an Oppositionist's Criticism - Andrew Roth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-75, April 27, 2011
:: Yeltsin and Gorbachev: This town ain't big enough for the both - Nikolai Troitsky, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-75, April 27, 2011
:: Stalin sees a surge in popularity - survey - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-75, April 27, 2011

:: Russia to Oust Officials at 1,000 Companies on Medvedev Push - Lyubov Pronina and Scott Rose, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-73, April 25, 2011
:: Trustees in as Ministers Leave Company Boards - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-73, April 25, 2011
:: Moscow Mayor Notes Corruption In All Spheres Of City's Municipal Services - Interfax; JRL 2011-73, April 25, 2011
:: Marital murmurings in Magnitsky case - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-73, April 25, 2011
:: Could Medvedev Become Russia's Yushchenko? - Vladimir Frolov, Ethan Burger, Vlad Ivanenko, Alexandre Strokanov and Vitaly Strokanov, Ira Straus, Vladimir Belaeff, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-73, April 25, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin delivers a report on the government's performance in 2010 in the State Duma [Q&A] - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-73, April 25, 2011
:: Health Dispute Ignites Talk of Cabinet Shuffle - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-73, April 25, 2011
:: Moscow Must Develop Siberia In Order Not to Lose It, Chernyakhovsky Says - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-73, April 25, 2011

:: U.S. Premiere of KHODORKOVSKY in D.C. [Film Screening May 2, 2011; RSVP's requested] - from Kate McMillan; JRL 2011-72, April 22, 2011
:: Russia Profile Staff Writer/Editor Vacancy - From Andrei Zolotov; JRL 2011-72, April 22, 2011
:: Arctic ambitions for Big Oil? - Mark Gay, Moscow News; JRL 2011-72, April 22, 2011
:: The Chernobyl Nuclear Catastrophe 25 Years Later: What Have We Learned? - Kennan Institute; JRL 2011-72, April 22, 2011

:: JPMorgan Sees Evolutionary Results From Financial Center Ambitions - Howard Amos, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-71, April 21, 2011
:: Putin's Report Conveys State Capitalism Concept - Pavlovsky - Interfax; JRL 2011-71, April 21, 2011
:: Putin's Pre-Election Manifesto Challenges Medvedev, Weafer Says - Lyubov Pronina and Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-71, April 21, 2011
:: Real incomes fall - Ed Bentley, Moscow News; JRL 2011-71, April 21, 2011
:: Russian Presidential Aide Takes Issue With Putin's State Duma Address - Interfax; JRL 2011-71, April 21, 2011
:: Inflated Expectations: Despite Efforts to Cool Russia's Politically-Sensitive Costs of Living, Runaway Inflation Remains Intractable - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-71, April 21, 2011
:: Khodorkovsky case affected Russia's business climate - business leader - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-71, April 21, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin delivers a report on the government's performance in 2010 in the State Duma - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-71, April 21, 2011

:: Court reopens hearing into Hermitage corruption claims - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-70, April 20, 2011
:: Kudrin joins boardroom exodus - Rachel Miller and Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-70, April 20, 2011
:: Putin Says Russia Must Avoid Liberal Economic Experiments - Henry Meyer and Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-70, April 20, 2011
:: Innovation Depends On Image and Angels - Olga Razumovskaya, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-70, April 20, 2011
:: Russia to Form Direct Investment Fund At Start of Summer - Medvedev - Interfax; JRL 2011-70, April 20, 2011
:: Russia Still Keen On WTO Membership, Not Issuing Ultimatums - First Deputy PM - Interfax; JRL 2011-70, April 20, 2011
:: Extraordinary Recession, Ordinary Recovery - Ben Aris, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-70, April 20, 2011
:: Watchdog Says Internet Freedom Is Declining - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-70, April 20, 2011
:: Russian Rights Envoy Laments Lack Of Progress In Limiting State Media Control - Interfax; JRL 2011-70, April 20, 2011
:: Putin rules out restrictions on the Internet - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-70, April 20, 2011
:: Pulitzer Notes Foreign Media's Impact - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-70, April 20, 2011

:: New Video of Tax Official's $40M Fortune - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-69, April 18, 2011
:: Chernobyl, Still Leaking, Forces Ukraine to Seek $1 Billion - James M. Gomez and Daryna Krasnolutska, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-69, April 18, 2011
:: Absent Modernization, Russia Faces Massive Brain Drain and Exodus of Business, Kremlin Advisor Says - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-69, April 18, 2011
:: Medvedev notes lessons to learn from Hong Kong - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-69, April 18, 2011
::Putin to have final word on United Russia party presidential candidate - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-69, April 18, 2011
:: Has BP Got Ensnared in Russian Politics? - Vladimir Frolov, Vladimir Belaeff, Elena Miskova and Alexander Rahr, Russia Profile

:: Belarus bombing ­ a Soviet myth exploded - Dmitry Babich, Moscow News; JRL 2011-68, April 15, 2011
:: Fear and confusion in Belarus - Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-68, April 15, 2011
:: Ten Years Ago, Russia's Independent NTV, The Talk Of The Nation, Fell Silent - Robert Coalson, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-68, April 15, 2011
:: NTV Takeover Not Celebrated - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-68, April 15, 2011
:: Kremlin condemned over nationalist violence - Tom Washington, Alina Lobzina, Moscow News; JRL 2011-68, April 15, 2011
:: The Putin-Medvedev Ruling Tandem Disintegrates
- Pavel Felgenhauer, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-68, April 15, 2011
:: Russian Elites Want Preservation of Medvedev-putin Tandem - Expert - Interfax; JRL 2011-68, April 15, 2011
:: Pundits, Senior MP Comment On One Russia's Support For Putin In 2012 Election - Interfax; JRL 2011-68, April 15, 2011

:: Reporter Killings Give Way to Beatings, New Study Says - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-67, April 14, 2011
:: Russians Do Not Trust Medvedev's, Putin's Income Declarations - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-67, April 14, 2011
:: New Signs of Rift in Ruling Tandem - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-67, April 14, 2011
:: Most Russians See No Rifts In Ruling Tandem - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-67, April 14, 2011
:: Real Incomes of 40 Percent of Russians have Fallen Since 1991, Studies Find - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-67, April 14, 2011
:: Media Confront Looming Privatization - Irina Filatova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-67, April 14, 2011

:: Privatization Means Death Of Russian Media, Says Expert - Interfax; JRL 2011-66, April 13, 2011
:: Russian Rights Envoy Wants Stricter Legal Protection For Journalists - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-66, April 13, 2011
:: Russian Federation on the Way toward Final Disintegration, Kashin Says - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-66, April 13, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Interview by Dmitry Medvedev to China Central Television (CCTV) - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-66, April 13, 2011
:: European Court Rebukes Law on Parties - Nabi Abdullaev, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-66, April 13, 2011
:: Apathy at a High Ahead of Duma Vote - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-66, April 13, 2011
:: Analysts Note Medvedev's 'Logical' But 'Cautious' Words On Election Bid - Interfax; JRL 2011-66, April 13, 2011
:: Unpopular migalki backed - by migalki-using law-makers - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL 2011-66, April 13, 2011

:: Sechin jumps from Rosneft board - leaving BP to fight alone? - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-65, April 12, 2011
:: Skypomania - Moscow Times Editorial; JRL 2011-65, April 12, 2011
:: Russian media is instrument of state control - editor - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-65, April 12, 2011
:: Space Program in Time Warp 50 Years On - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-65, April 12, 2011
:: Medvedev: Space Exploration More Pragmatic But "dream" Still Alive - Interfax; JRL 2011-65, April 12, 2011
:: Online Archive Chronicles 'Field of Victories' in Space - Roland Oliphant, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-65, April 12, 2011
:: Belarus Hunts Bombers as 12 Die in Minsk Subway Explosion - Halia Pavliva and Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-65, April 12, 2011

:: CAST Director Ruslan Pukhov Comments on START III Implementation - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-64, April 11, 2011
:: Tax declarations show Putin earns more than Medvedev - Alexei Korolyov, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-64, April 11, 2011
:: Foreign NPOs Push Youth Towards Regime Change - Youth Policy Ministry - Interfax; JRL 2011-64, April 11, 2011
:: Are Medvedev and Putin Forming a Two Party System in Russia? - Vladimir Frolov, Patrick Armstrong and Vladimir Belaeff, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-64, April 11, 2011
:: The power behind the throne - Tim Wall, Editor, Moscow News; JRL 2011-63, April 8, 2011
:: Surkov: dark prince of the Kremlin - Richard Sakwa, opendemocracy.net; JRL 2011-62, April 7, 2011
:: Medvedev Comes Into His Own - Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-62, April 7, 2011

:: Rider in the Storm: BP Risks Getting Its Fingers Burned for Doing Business the Old Way in Russia - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-64, April 11, 2011
:: FSB Backs Away From Gmail Ban - Natalya Krainova, Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-64, April 11, 2011
:: Russian Public Figures Oppose Ban On Skype, Gmail, Hotmail - Interfax; JRL 2011-64, April 11, 2011

:: Website of Russian opposition paper hit in massive web attack - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-63, April 8, 2011
:: DDoSvidanie LiveJournal: Some Russian Bloggers Are Adamant That the Kremlin Is Testing Out Its Internet Hacking Arsenal Ahead of Election Season - Tom Balmforth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-63, April 8, 2011
:: Russia Wants 'Red Button' Rights on U.S. Missile-Defense System - Simone Baribeau and Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-63, April 8, 2011
:: Russia's Ivanov 'Not Happy' With Oil Above $100, Prefers $80 - Simone Baribeau and Jerry Hart, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-63, April 8, 2011
:: Ukraine Seeks EU, NATO Ties, Pledges Cooperation With Russia - Daryna Krasnolutska, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-63, April 8, 2011
:: Russian-U.S. recent operations against Afghan drug labs successful - official - Interfax; JRL 2011-63, April 8, 2011
:: Siloviki face-off - Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-63, April 8, 2011

:: Investors on the Run: Russia's Central Bank Figures Show That Russian and Foreign Investors Are Pulling Their Money Out of the Russian Economy - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-63, April 8, 2011
:: New British anti-corruption law to curtail investment in Russia - expert - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-63, April 8, 2011
:: Unions sceptical over labour promises - Ed Bentley and Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-63, April 8, 2011
:: Russian Trade Unions Note High Popularity Of Illegal Pay Practice - Interfax; JRL 2011-62, April 7, 2011
:: U.S. Backs Russia's WTO Accession - Deputy PM Ivanov - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-62, April 7, 2011
:: Russia Has Its Advantages Outside WTO - Sergei Ivanov - Interfax; JRL 2011-62, April 7, 2011
:: New Worries of Selective Justice - Anatoly Medetsky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-62, April 7, 2011
:: Police Hail New Reforms to Skeptical Public - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-62, April 7, 2011
:: Medvedev: Russia Will Be 'Torn To Pieces' Unless It Develops Army, Security Arm - Interfax; JRL 2011-62, April 7, 2011

:: Flirting with foreign finance - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-62, April 7, 2011
:: Middle Eastern Fallout: The Potential Political Strengthening of Islamic Radicals in the Middle East Puts the Greater Caucasus, and Especially Azerbaijan, in Danger - Sergei Markedonov, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-62, April 7, 2011
:: Moscow Keen To Mediate Between Libyan Opposition, 'Healthy Forces' on Other Side - Interfax; JRL 2011-62, April 7, 2011
:: Russia Says Libya Campaign May Backfire by Radicalizing Region - Ilya Arkhipov, Lyubov Pronina and Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-61, April 6, 2011
:: Investor Bill Promises Transparency - Anatoly Medetsky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-61, April 6, 2011
:: Oil riches making Russia poorer - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-61, April 6, 2011

:: Talented Specialists Fleeing in '3rd Wave' - Roland Oliphant, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011
:: Government split over spending - Anna Arutunyan and Ed Bentley, Moscow News; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011
:: Ivanov Says Russia to Join WTO Without Kazakhstan, Belarus - Eric Martin, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011
:: A newly politicised Russian public - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011
:: State firms shake-up ordered - Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011
:: Putin pushes for greater transparency in politicians' expenses - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011
:: Censoring Common Knowledge: Legal Action Taken Against Sokolova and Eksmo Will not Stop the Actual Contents of the Book from Spreading
- Andrew Roth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011
:: Kremlin Fires 22 Police Generals - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011
:: Putin's Old Teacher Mines a Fortune - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011
:: LiveJournal lock-out sparks political row - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011
:: Policeman Fired After Media Uproar - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011
:: Bank of Moscow president flees Russia as police prepare charges - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011
:: Wikileaks, South Ossetia and the Russian "reset" - Hans Mouritzen, opendemocracy.net; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011
:: The world is not guided by interests alone - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-60, April 5, 2011

:: JOB VACANCY: Director for Education USA Center in Moscow - From Michael Snyder, U.S. Embassy Moscow; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011
:: On Libya, Russia Shows New, Non-Aligned Foreign Policy - James Brooke, Voice of America; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011
:: State Board Purge to Start July 1 - Olga Razumovskaya, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011
:: Medvedev Intervenes in Two Agencies' Turf War - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011
:: Russian Pundit Says Medvedev's Investment Initiatives Critical Of Government - Interfax; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011
:: Medvedev Bid to Oust Officials From Boards Is 'Small Revolution' - Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011
:: State Duma Looks to Fine Impolite, Neglectful Bureaucrats - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011
:: Can The Split in the Tandem Be Dealt With? - Vladimir Frolov, Vlad Ivanenko, Patrick Armstrong, Alexandre Strokanov and Vladimir Belaeff, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011
:: Apocalypse next! Video clip raids Hollywood to spoof next year's elections - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011
:: Russia to continue military conscription for next 10-15 years - Medvedev - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011
:: Russia's shadow economy 16% of GDP - head of Statistics Service - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011
:: Moscow's food is the cheapest in Russia - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011
:: Communists Weigh In On Medvedev's Ideas On Investment Climate - Interfax; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011
:: Obama determined to seek 'resetting' relations with Russia - lawmaker - Interfax; JRL 2011-59, April 4, 2011

:: Medvedev's Plan to Oust Putin Allies Tests Limits of Power - Henry Meyer and Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-58, April, 2011
:: No Good Men, Weapons or Understanding of Modern Warfare in Russia - Pavel Felgenhauer, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-58, April, 2011
:: Most Russians Believe That Economic Crisis Not Yet Over - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-58, April 1, 2011
:: Dumping ministers could woo investors -
Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-58, April 1, 2011
:: Reduced Social Tax Will Increase Investment, Decrease Evasion - Khristina Narizhnaya, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-58, April 1, 2011
:: Can liberalism reinvent itself? - Dmitry Babich, Moscow News; JRL 2011-58, April 1, 2011
:: Eclectic Gala Held for Soviet Leader - Kevin O'Flynn, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-58, March 31, 2011
:: Split Opposition Holds Two 31 Rallies - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times, March 31, 2011
:: That Time of the Month: The Split in the Opposition Protest Movement Has Run Its Course as Rights Activists and Moderates Are Starting to Protest for Free Elections - Tom Balmforth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-58, April, 2011
:: Loaves and fishes - Tim Wall, Moscow News Editoria, March 31, 2011
:: Kremlin Turns to Supercomputer for Advice - Nabi Abdullaev, Moscow Times, March 31, 2011

:: Libya Operation Strains Relations With USA, Says Influential Russian MP - Interfax; JRL 2011-58, March 31, 2011
:: Kremlin Pro-Business Blueprint: Shunning Rhetoric, President Dmitry Medvedev Outlined Ten Priorities to Improve the Investment Climate - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-58, April, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Medvedev Remarks at Meeting of the Commission for Modernisation and Technological Development of Russia's Economy - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-58, April 1, 2011
:: Top cops axed by Medvedev - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-58, April 1, 2011
:: Russian Poll Shows Further Decline In Support For Stalin's Legacy - Interfax; JRL 2011-58, March 31, 2011

:: Remarks on Creating a Russia Society in America - From Ambassador William Courtney; JRL 2011-57, March 31, 2011
:: Filling the pillars with concrete: Medvedev demands progress in economic plan - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-57, March 31, 2011
:: West Will Have To Supply Arms To Libyan Opposition, Say Russian Pundits- RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-57, March 31, 2011
:: Putin Hosts Debate on Deficit Spending - Anatoly Medetsky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-57, March 31, 2011
:: Russia groans under the weight of its rubbish - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL 2011-56, March 30, 2011

:: Medvedev seeks teeth for anti-corruption drive - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-56, March 30, 2011
:: Cultural Exchanges, Art Exhibits, Chabad, and Russian Boycott: Solving a Problem that Does Not Exist - From Greg Guroff; JRL 2011-56, March 30, 2011
:: Census Shows Population Fall of 1.6% - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-56, March 29, 2011
:: Preliminary Results from 2010 Census Highlight Russia's Problems - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-56, March 30, 2011
:: Libya crisis to shape energy investment - Mark Gay, Moscow News; JRL 2011-56, March 30, 2011
:: Will Putin-Medvedev tandem prompt two-party system? - Alexander Rahr, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-56, March 30, 2011
:: Shuvalov tipped to lead Right Cause - Natalia Antonova, Lidia Okorokova, Moscow News; JRL 2011-56, March 30, 2011
:: Senior MP Insists Russian-U.S. Visa Regulations May Be Eased Or Abolished - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-56, March 30, 2011
:: New Civil Society Forum Hopes To Influence EU-Russia Relations - Gregory Feifer, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-55, March 25, 2011
:: Russia Seen Pursuing U.S. Missile Shield Tech - Global Security Newswire; JRL 2011-55, March 25, 2011
:: Putin orders ministers to cut through red tape - Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-55, March 25, 2011
:: Russian elections: who needs them? - Alexei Levinson, opendemocracy.net; JRL 2011-55, March 25, 2011
:: Medvedev Vows Justice For Kashin - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-55, March 25, 2011
:: Differing duo - Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-55, March 25, 2011
:: Russia's Place in Washington's Trade Agenda - Ed Verona, U.S.-Russia Business Council; JRL 2011-55, March 25, 2011
:: Ex-ambassador Says His Statements on Libya Were "misinterpreted" - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-55, March 25, 2011
:: Era Ends With Closure of BBC Radio Service - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-55, March 25, 2011
:: Russia to take final leap into summer time Sunday - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-55, March 25, 2011
:: Excerpt on Roads - Russian Federation Weekly Sitrep 20110324 - From Patrick Armstrong; JRL 2011-54, March 24, 2011

:: Why is the Russian pension system in need of reform? - Renaissance Capital, BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-54, March 24, 2011
:: Citi hikes Russian GDP forecast for 2011 to 4.3% in light of high oil prices - Interfax; JRL 2011-54, March 24, 2011
:: Russia Stocks Most Expensive Since 2008 as BRIC Valuations Drop - Michael Patterson, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-54, March 24, 2011
:: International Crises Boost Russia's Energy Posture - Gregory Feifer, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-54, March 24, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's interview with the Rossiya and Moya Planeta TV networks - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-54, March 24, 2011
:: Medvedev tells Russian film-makers to look to Hollywood - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-54, March 24, 2011
:: Former Soviet Union: What was Rock's Role in the Collapse of Communism? - Richard Weitz; JRL 2011-54, March 24, 2011
:: Moscow may become jazz 'head-quarters' - Jazz Messenger's only Russian - Interfax; JRL 2011-54, March 24, 2011
:: Medvedev may invite Obama to listen to Siberian throat singing - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-54, March 24, 2011
:: Medvedev Hosts Deep Purple At His Residence in Gorki - Interfax; JRL 2011-54, March 24, 2011

:: Gates Rejects Russian Slap at Libya Air Strikes, Predicts Easing - Viola Gienger, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-53, March 23, 2011
:: Putin Stokes Libya Crusade Spat on NATO Bombing Anniversary - Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-53, March 23, 2011
:: Putin Can't Have It Both Ways on Libya -
Moscow Times Editorial; JRL 2011-53, March 23, 2011
:: Putin Voiced His Personal Viewpoint While Assessing Libya Situation - Press Secretary - Interfax; JRL 2011-53, March 23, 2011
:: Putin, Medvedev split over Libya - Fyodor Lukyanov, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-53, March 23, 2011
:: More Putin-Medvedev cat and mouse? 0- Konstantin von Eggert, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-53, March 23, 2011

:: The 30th annual World Russia Forum, March 29-30, 2011, in Washington, D.C. - From Edward Lozansky; JRL 2011-52, March 22, 2011
:: Demographers Warn of Looming Population Crisis for Russia - Anya Ardayeva, Voice of America; JRL 2011-52, March 22, 2011
:: Military Campaign in Libya to Ease; Russia Calls for Truce - Viola Gienger, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-52, March 22, 2011

:: The Clash Over Libya: Russia's Ambivalent Libya Policy Is Stuck between the International Mainstream and Its Non-Interference Doctrine - Tom Balmforth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-52, March 22, 2011
:: Medvedev Clashes With Putin as Premier Slams Libya 'Crusade' - Lyubov Pronina, Anton Doroshev, Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-52, March 22, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Statement by Dmitry Medvedev on the situation in Libya - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-52, March 22, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin comments on the situation in Libya during a meeting with workers at the Votkinsk plant in Udmurtia - premier.gov.ru ; JRL 2011-52, March 22, 2011
:: Politicians, Pundits Divided On Apparent Medvedev-Putin Disagreement On Libya - Interfax; JRL 2011-52, March 22, 2011
:: Leading Russian Pundit Says Putin's Statement On Libya Was A Mistake - Interfax; JRL 2011-52, March 22, 2011
:: 'Humanitarian intervention' in Libya exacerbates regional situation - Zavarzin -
Interfax; JRL 2011-51, March 21, 2011
:: Bombing of Libya Would Become "gift" For Violators of Non-proliferation Regime - Russian Expert - Interfax; JRL 2011-51, March 21, 2011
:: Hazing Still Rampant in Russian Army - Serdyukov - Interfax; JRL 2011-51, March 21, 2011

:: Russia, U.S. May Share Missile-Defense Data, Gates Says - Viola Gienger, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-51, March 21, 2011
:: Experts Deny Russia's 'Safe' Nuclear Reactor Claims - Gregory Feifer, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-51, March 21, 2011
:: U.S. Defense Secretary to Court Kremlin on Libya - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-51, March 21, 2011
:: Top Russian Rights Activist Backs Western Air Strikes In Libya - Interfax; JRL 2011-51, March 21, 2011

:: Moscow Trusts in Quake Diplomacy - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-50, March 18, 2011
:: Russian Minister Slams Leading Think Tank's Proposals To Reform Security Bodies - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-50, March 18, 2011

:: U.S. missile defense in Europe does not threaten Russia - Solomonov - Interfax; JRL 2011-50, March 18, 2011
:: Russian missile designer criticizes New START dependence on missile defense - Interfax; JRL 2011-50, March 18, 2011
:: Is Aleksei Kudrin's Political Star On The Rise? - Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-50, March 18, 2011
:: Democracy for the Chosen: In Russia, One Has to Choose Between Being a Liberal and Being a Democrat - Dmitry Babich, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-50, March 18, 2011
:: The last will of the Soviet people - Fyodor Lukyanov, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-50, March 18, 2011
:: Reforming women's prisons - Lidia Okorokova, Moscow News; JRL 2011-50, March 18, 2011

:: Russia's Political 'Weaknesses' Curb Growth, Shuvalov Says - Lyubov Pronina, Agnes Lovasz, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-49, March 17, 2011
:: Winning without Winning? - Andrew Roth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-49, March 17, 2011
:: INSOR Suggests Disbanding FSB, Interior Ministry - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-49, March 17, 2011
:: Europe's Stock Pickers of Decade Split on 'Russia Risk' - Kevin Crowley, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-49, March 17, 2011
:: Russia Is Cheap Says Goldman's O'Neill; GLG Bets on Ruble Gains - Chris Kay, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-49, March 17, 2011
:: Catalyst for Corruption: Lack of Proper Control Over Money Earmarked for the Development of the Country's Housing and Communal Services May Have Encouraged Wasteful Spending and Widespread Embezzlement - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-49, March 17, 2011
:: Bill on Tenders 'Legalizes Corruption' - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-49, March 17, 2011
:: Libya: Probably best abandoned - Dmitry Kosyrev, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-49, March 17, 2011

:: Oil Prices May Surge to $200 on Mideast, Japan, Kudrin Says - Ekaterina Shatalova, Scott Rose, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-48, March 17, 2011
:: In U-Turn, Putin Seeks Nuclear Checks - Roland Oliphant, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-48, March 17, 2011
:: Scientists assess potential impact of Japan nuclear failures on Russia - expert - Interfax; JRL 2011-48, March 17, 2011
:: Gorbachev: Japan Nuke Accidents Cannot Reach Chernobyl Scale - Interfax; JRL 2011-48, March 17, 2011
:: Ties that bind: the USSR dissolution and post-Soviet integration - Fyodor Lukyanov, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-48, March 17, 2011
:: Visa Politics - Matthew Van Meter , Russia Profile; JRL 2011-48, March 17, 2011
:: INSOR Chairman Wants Kudrin, Shuvalov Or Dvorkovich to Head Right Cause PartyINSOR Chairman Wants Kudrin, Shuvalov Or Dvorkovich to Head Right Cause Party - Interfax; JRL 2011-48, March 17, 2011
:: Russia Prepared For Dialog on Peace Treaty With Japan - Lavrov - Interfax; JRL 2011-48, March 17, 2011
:: Gorbachev: Japan Nuke Accidents Cannot Reach Chernobyl Scale - Interfax; JRL 2011-48, March 17, 2011

:: COMMENT: Official Russia downplays nuclear power's dangers as Fukushima's ongoing crisis proves otherwise - Andrei Ozharovsky, Translated by Maria Kaminskaya, Bellona; JRL 2011-47, March 15, 2011
:: Accidents at Japanese nuclear power plants pose no danger to Russia - expert - Interfax; JRL 2011-47, March 15, 2011

:: A Victory In Name Only - Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-47, March 15, 2011
:: Kremlin Mending Fences With Japan - Olga Razumovskaya, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-47, March 15, 2011
:: Russian NGO Receives Record Number Of Complaints In Latest Regional Elections - Interfax; JRL 2011-47, March 15, 2011
:: United Russia Wins Regional Vote, But Unconvincingly - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-47, March 15, 2011
:: Russia's political changes seem to be geared in the opposite direction - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-47, March 15, 2011
:: Regional Elections Cannot Be Called State Duma Election 'rehearsal' - Expert - Interfax; JRL 2011-47, March 15, 2011

:: Uncertainty for Russian economy after Japanese disaster - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-46, March 14, 2011
:: Turnout, Dirty Tricks 'Grow' at Regional Vote - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-46, March 14, 2011
:: Putin's Party Fails to Win Majority in Russia Regional Vote - Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-46, March 14, 2011
:: In Tver, United Russia Bombards Voters With Billboards - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-46, March 14, 2011
:: [PDF] The U.S.—Russia Relations after the "Reset": Building a New Agenda - Valdai Club; Special to the JRL web home, provided and posted March 14, 2011; check back for possible plain text version for JRL e-mail newsletter
:: Medvedev Asks U.S. to Ditch Travel Visas - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-46, March 14, 2011
:: Biden 'Opposes' Third Putin Term - Nemtsov wrote ... Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-45, March 11, 2011
:: Inaugural Session of the Media Sub-Working Group for the U.S.-Russia Binational Presidential Commission - Judith A. McHale, U.S. Department of State; JRL 2011-45, March 11, 2011
:: Rosatom's foreign market strategy: Exporting nuclear risks for questionable profit - Vladimir Slivyak, translated by Maria Kaminskaya, bellona.org; JRL 2011-44, March 10, 2011
:: Dogged Determination: Cultural Figures and Ordinary Citizens Alike are Resisting Attempts to Cull the Capital's Stray Dogs - Rosemary Griffin, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-44, March 10, 2011
:: Security and Defense Reform in Central Asia" - new pipss.org issue - From Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski; JRL 2011-43, March 9, 2011
:: Calling Wall Street - Oleg Nikishenkov, Moscow News; JRL 2011-46, March 14, 2011
:: Credit Ratings Fall, Governance Stays Steady
- Khristina Narizhnaya, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-46, March 14, 2011
:: Uncertainty for Russian economy after Japanese disaster - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-46, March 14, 2011
:: Russia must stop waiting for Godot - Bruno Sergi, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-46, March 14, 2011

:: Charity boss says he saw no cash from Putin performance - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL 2011-45, March 11, 2011
:: Official Discusses Plans For Reform Of Russian Prisons - Interfax; JRL 2011-45, March 11, 2011
:: Duma Rushes to Ease Rules for Foreigners - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-45, March 11, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Remarks by Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., at Moscow State University - whitehouse.gov; JRL 2011-45, March 11, 2011
:: "Reset" Changes Russian, U.S. Public Opinion - Biden - Interfax; JRL 2011-45, March 11, 2011
:: Biden Shows 'Reset' Good for Business - Howard Amos, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-44, March 10, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Remarks by Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., at a Roundtable Discussion with American and Russian Business Leaders - whitehouse.gov; JRL 2011-44, March 10, 2011
:: [Medvedev] Meeting with Vice President of the United States of America Joseph Biden - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-44, March 10, 2011
:: The Reset 2 Years On - Moscow Times editorial; JRL 2011-44, March 10, 2011

:: EVENT: The Current State of Civil Society as a Reflection of the Paradoxes of Modern-Day Russia, March 11, 2011, in Washington, D.C. - Kennan Institute; JRL 2011-43, March 9, 2011
:: NEW BOOK: State Building in Putin's Russia: Policing and Coercion after Communism - From Brian D. Taylor; JRL 2011-43, March 9, 2011
:: Biden Visit to Focus on Business - Anatoly Medetsky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-43, March 9, 2011
:: Chechnya's President Says Insurgency Dying Down - James Brooke, Voice of America; JRL 2011-43, March 9, 2011
:: Why does the president suggest Breaking the Law? - Nikolai Zlobin, SNOB; JRL 2011-43, March 9, 2011
:: New Law Should Help Get Rid of Accusatory Bias in Russian Judicial System - Rights Activist - Interfax; JRL 2011-43, March 9, 2011
:: Cops swear off corruption - at least while the focus is on the force - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-43, March 9, 2011
:: No Jail Possible for Thieves, Managers - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-43, March 9, 2011
:: Reading Medvedev's Mind - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-43, March 9, 2011
:: Tougher Extremism Law Sought - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-43, March 9, 2011
:: U.S. Vice President Begins Trip To Finland, Russia, And 'Model' Moldova - Heather Maher, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-42, March 8, 2011
:: TRANSCRIPT: Conference Call on Vice President Biden's Upcoming Trip to Finland, Russia and Moldova - whitehouse.gov; JRL 2011-42, March 8, 2011
:: Khodorkovsky Case May Have Worsened Russia's Investment Climate - New Chamber of Commerce And Industry Head - Interfax; JRL 2011-41, March 7, 2011
:: Chamber of Commerce Gets New Head - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-41, March 7, 2011
:: US-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission Bi-Weekly Lookahead and Wrap-Up - U.S. State Department; JRL 2011-41, March 7, 2011
:: Tsar Dmitry II? - Tim Wall, Moscow News; JRL 2011-41, March 7, 2011
:: Rights Activist Calls on Medvedev to Move From Words to Action - Interfax; JRL 2011-41, March 7, 2011
:: Authoritarian Russia Watches As Middle East Unravels - Robert Coalson, Mikhail Sokolov, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-40, March 4, 2011
:: US-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission Bi-Weekly Lookahead and Wrap-Up - U.S. State Department; JRL 2011-41, March 7, 2011
:: Modernity still requires morality - Patriarch - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-41, March 7, 2011
:: Thaw in relations with Catholics - Russian Orthodox Church - Interfax; JRL 2011-39, March 3, 2011
:: Putin: Web Abusers to Have No Success in Russia - Interfax; JRL 2011-41, March 7, 2011

:: Putin Palace is sold - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL 2011-39, March 3, 2011
:: 80% of Russians afraid of becoming terrorism victims - poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-39, March 3, 2011
:: Arab power crisis will echo in Russia - Lavrov - Interfax; JRL 2011-39, March 3, 2011
:: Russians Blame Arab World Unrest On Low Living Standards - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-39, March 3, 2011
:: Rogozin warns U.S. against blitzkrieg in Libya - Interfax; JRL 2011-38, March 2, 2011
:: Lawmaker: U.S. war on Gaddafi may lead to Iraq scenario - Interfax; JRL 2011-38, March 2, 2011

:: Russia Holds Oil Output Near Post-Soviet Record in February - Stephen Bierman, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-38, March 2, 2011
:: Russia Repels Retailers as Ikea Halt Curtails Medvedev Goal - Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-38, March 2, 2011
:: Walmart Fails Where Others Succeed: As the Latest Large Retailer Leaves Russia, Some in the Industry Believe Existing Players Have the Market Sewn Up - Rosemary Griffin, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-38, March 2, 2011
:: 'No-targeting' pact key to missile defense deal with NATO - Lavrov - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-38, March 2, 2011
:: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to visit Moscow on March 9 - Interfax; JRL 2011-38, March 2, 2011

:: N. Caucasus Problems Prompted By Federal Authorities' Political Mistakes - Duma Deputies - Interfax; JRL 2011-37, March 1, 2011
:: Police Win Right to Close Internet Sites - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-37, March 1, 2011
:: More corruption controls - but bribes are getting bigger - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-37, March 1, 2011
:: Russian Opposition, Human Rights Activists Unimpressed By New Police Law - Interfax; JRL 2011-37, March 1, 2011
:: Justice Minister Doubts Efficiency of Police Law - Konovalov said ... Interfax; JRL 2011-37, March 1, 2011
:: New name for Russia's police - and uncertainty in the ranks - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL 2011-37, March 1, 2011
:: Russian border guard proposes lifting visas for foreigners - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-37, March 1, 2011
:: National Project Helped Improve Health, Demography In Russia - Deputy PM - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-37, March 1, 2011

:: Russia Raising the Stakes on Missile Defense - Vladimir Frolov, Patrick Armstrong, Vladimir Belaeff, Edward Lozansky, Yannick Mireur, Ira Straus, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-36, Feb. 28, 2011
:: Russian Ministry Sees Transit To Afghanistan As Source Of Influence On USA, NATO - Interfax; JRL 2011-36, Feb. 28, 2011
:: Russia offers mixed signals over Libya - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-36, Feb. 28, 2011
:: NATO's Cruel Inaction In Libya - Dmitry Babrich, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-36, Feb. 28, 2011
:: Ex-Russian premier Primakov advises against intervention in Libya - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-36, Feb. 28, 2011
:: Duma's Kosachev Rules Out Arab Scenario In Russia But Notes 'Lessons' - Interfax; JRL 2011-36, Feb. 28, 2011
:: Two Regions' Leaders Dismissed - Natalya Krainova, Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-36, Feb. 28, 2011
:: Russian Church Says It Remains Independent of State - Interfax; JRL 2011-36, Feb. 28, 2011
:: Russia plans universal ID-payment card to cut red tape - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-36, Feb. 28, 2011
:: Parfyonov, bathtubs and propaganda - Vladimir Kozlov, Moscow News; JRL 2011-36, Feb. 28, 2011
:: Moscow vs. Petersburg - which has the edge as a place to live? - Alina Lobzina, Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-36, Feb. 28, 2011
:: Russia's Terrorists Threaten Olympics Amid Focus on Sochi - Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-35, Feb. 25, 2011
:: Russian presidential aide 'ashamed' over Khodorkovsky allegations - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-35, Feb. 25, 2011
:: Medvedev's New Search For Enemies - Moscow Times editorial; JRL 2011-35, Feb. 25, 2011
:: Waiting for Putin - Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-35, Feb. 25, 2011
:: Mixing up camels and bears - Tim Wall, Moscow News; JRL 2011-35, Feb. 25, 2011
:: Only Honest Elections Can Save Russia From Middle East Unrest - Communist Leader - Interfax; JRL 2011-35, Feb. 25, 2011
:: Polygraph test says court spokeswoman did not lie in disclosing details of Khodorkovsky trial - Interfax; JRL 2011-34, Feb. 24, 2011
:: 'About 30 People' Convicted In Russia In 2010 Over Bribes In Excess Of R1m - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-35, Feb. 25, 2011
:: Medvedev fires 7 top Russian police officers in ongoing reforms - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-35, Feb. 25, 2011
:: UN rights chief urges Russia to step up efforts to ensure rule of law, accountability - United Nations News Service; JRL 2011-30, Feb. 18, 2011
:: Corruption Cases Rose By Over 40 Per Cent In 2010- Chief Russian Investigator - Interfax; JRL 2011-30, Feb. 18, 2011
:: Investigators Tie Baturina to $440M - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-30, Feb. 18, 2011
:: Kremlin Sees Peril in Arab Unrest - Nabi Abdullaev, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-34, Feb. 24, 2011
:: Medvedev Says Egyptian Scenario Won't Happen in Russia, But Not Everyone Agrees -
Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-34, Feb. 24, 2011
:: Geopolitical situation favors South Stream - Miller - Interfax; JRL 2011-34, Feb. 24, 2011
:: Battle of faith could head to the courts - Natalia Antonova, Moscow News; JRL 2011-33, Feb. 23, 2011
:: Most Moscow citizens trust Patriarch Kirill and Orthodox Church - poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-32, Feb. 22, 2011
:: Kudrin Promises the Return of Putin the Reformer - Pavel K. Baev, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-34, Feb. 24, 2011
:: Business Ethics Get Codified - Khristina Narizhnaya, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-34, Feb. 24, 2011
:: Russian PM Heads To Brussels For Talks With EU Leaders - Rikard Jozwiak, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-34, Feb. 24, 2011
:: Russia's Nabiullina Advocates Tripling Debt to Support Growth - Lyubov Pronina, Scott Rose, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-32, Feb. 22, 2011
:: Royal Group to Invest in Chechnya as Putin Pushes Rebuild - Henry Meyer, Zainab Fattah, Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-32, Feb. 22, 2011
:: Kudrin sets out his cuts agenda - Oleg Nikishenkov, Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-32, Feb. 22, 2011
:: Women Live in Fear During Chechnya's "Islamic Revival" - Diana Markosian, Voice of America; JRL 2011-34, Feb. 24, 2011
:: Memorial human rights center publishes data on North Caucasus violence in 2010; Moscow Launches Military Buildup in the North Caucasus to Safeguard Sochi Olympics - Valery Dzutsev, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-33, Feb. 23, 2011
:: Royal Group to Invest in Chechnya as Putin Pushes Rebuild - Henry Meyer, Zainab Fattah, Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-32, Feb. 22, 2011
:: Eyewitness identifies main suspect as lawyer Markelov's killer - Interfax; JRL 2011-33, Feb. 23, 2011
:: Markelov murder trial - suspects deny everything - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-32, Feb. 22, 2011
:: Flurry Of Hospital Tours Heralds Russian Health-Care Revamp - Claire Bigg, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-33, Feb. 23, 2011
:: Russia to Prepare Missile Defense Proposals For NATO - Global Security Newswire; JRL 2011-33, Feb. 23, 2011
:: Russia to form group for missile defense cooperation with NATO in March - Rogozin - Interfax; JRL 2011-32, Feb. 22, 2011
:: Army officers disunite from Russia's rulers - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-33, Feb. 23, 2011
:: Trial Of Russian Citizens Puts Moscow-Minsk Relations To The Test - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-33, Feb. 23, 2011
:: Transcript Excerpts: Dmitry Medvedev at Meeting of the National Antiterrorism Committee in Vladikavkaz - kremlin.ru; JRL 2011-33, Feb. 23, 2011
:: Kudrin Promises the Return of Putin the Reformer - Pavel K. Baev, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-34, Feb. 24, 2011
:: Kremlin Sees Peril in Arab Unrest - Nabi Abdullaev, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-34, Feb. 24, 2011
:: Kudrin sets out his cuts agenda - Oleg Nikishenkov, Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-32, Feb. 22, 2011
:: "Russia cannot go on like this" - opendemocracy.net; JRL 2011-32, Feb. 22, 2011
:: Medvedev moves to reduce outside pressure on courts - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-32, Feb. 22, 2011
:: Russians 'more concerned' about their rights - ombudsman - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-32, Feb. 22, 2011
:: Permanent American Bases in Afghanistan? - Dmitry Babich, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-31, Feb. 21, 2011
:: Russian population must stabilize at 143 million by year 2015 - Putin - Interfax; JRL 2011-30, Feb. 18, 2011
:: Number of extremism-related crimes growing dramatically in Russia - Investigative Committee - Interfax; JRL 2011-30, Feb. 18, 2011

:: NATO Withdrawal From Afghanistan Would Pose Threat to Russia - Ivanov - Interfax; JRL 2011-21-31, Feb. 7, 2011
:: Middle East Fallout: Is Kazakhstan the Next Domino? - Donald N. Jensen, Voice of America Russian Service; JRL 2011-30, Feb. 18, 2011
:: Azeri Opposition, Emboldened by Egypt, Warns Aliyev - Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-29, Feb. 17, 2011
:: Rudloff Says Russia Vote, Mideast May Deter Investors - Maria Levitov, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-29, Feb. 17, 2011
:: Drug Abuse in Russia: Scope, Trends, Implications, and Policy Responses: A Russia Health Working Group Meeting [Event in Washington, D.C., Feb. 23, 2011] - from CSIS Russia Eurasia Program; JRL 2011-29, Feb. 17, 2011
:: The Politics of Protest in Hybrid Regimes: Managing Dissent in Post-Communist Russia [Event in Washington, D.C., Feb. 22, 2011]
- from Olga Novikova, PONARS Eurasia; JRL 2011-29, Feb. 17, 2011
:: Terrorist Wave Raises Doubts About Moscow's North Caucasus Strategy - Robert Coalson, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-29, Feb. 17, 2011
:: U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission - U.S. Department of State; JRL 2011-29, Feb. 17, 2011
:: U.S., Russia to begin data exchange under New START in March - official - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-29, Feb. 17, 2011
:: Azeri Opposition, Emboldened by Egypt, Warns Aliyev - Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-29, Feb. 17, 2011
:: Rudloff Says Russia Vote, Mideast May Deter Investors -Maria Levitov, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-29, Feb. 17, 2011
:: New book: Albert Weeks, ASSURED VICTORY: HOW 'STALIN THE GREAT' WON THE WAR BUT LOST THE PEACE - from Albert Weeks; JRL 2011-23, Feb. 9, 2011
:: RussiaProfile.Org Goes Multimedia - From Andrei Zolotov; JRL 2011-29, Feb. 17, 2011
:: Putin Manages His Brain Trust - Anatoly Medetsky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-29, Feb. 17, 2011
:: Is Russia ripe for a Twitter revolution? - Natasha Doff, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-29, Feb. 17, 2011
:: New book: Albert Weeks, ASSURED VICTORY: HOW 'STALIN THE GREAT' WON THE WAR BUT LOST THE PEACE - From Albert Weeks; JRL 2011-23, Feb. 9, 2011

:: NATO Set Against Combined Missile Shield With Russia - Global Security Newswire; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Gazprom Expects Record 2011 Export Revenue of $72.4 Billion - Eduard Gismatullin, Anna Shiryaevskaya, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: What's the fuss about inflation? - Tom Balmforth, BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Interview: Criticizing Russia's Ruling Tandem, Gorbachev Calls For Democratic Revival -
RFE/RL; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Kremlin appoints caretaker for Moscow votes ahead of December elections - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Putin calls for public debate on Strategy 2020 - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Rights Activists Ask Prosecutor General to React to Vasilyeva Interview - Interfax; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Khodorkovsky judge will not press charges against whistleblower aide - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Presidential Human Rights Council to Conduct Evaluation of Khodorkovsky Case - Interfax; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Suicide Bombers Strike in Caucasus - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Insurgent Ideology: Responsibility for the Domodedovo Blast Has Been Claimed, but Questions Remain About the Nature of Russia's Insurgency - Sergei Markedonov, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Russian Interior Troops Killed 300 Gunmen In North Caucasus In 2010 - General -
RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Chechnya's Youngest Insurgents - Liz Fuller, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-27, Feb. 15, 2011
:: Assistant: Judge Was Pressured on Yukos - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-27, Feb. 15, 2011
:: Duma deputy: Dependence of Russian judges became obvious in Khodorkovsky trial - Interfax; JRL 2011-27, Feb. 15, 2011
:: Russia's Structural, Fiscal and Demographic Trends Producing a Disaster, Standard & Poor's Says - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-27, Feb. 15, 2011
:: Russia kicks off privatisation drive - BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-27, Feb. 15, 2011
:: Legal crusader heralds 'complete victory' in Russian courts - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-27, Feb. 15, 2011
:: Diplomat Optimistic on U.S.-Russian Missile Defense Collaboration - Global Security Newswire; JRL 2011-26, Feb. 14, 2011
:: Moscow considers the future of nuclear disarmament: A Long Way to Zero: Moscow Remains Reluctant to Take the Next Step - Jacob W. Kipp, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-26, Feb. 14, 2011
:: How is Tunisia Perceived in Russia? The Dangers of Modernization - Dmitry Babich, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-26, Feb. 14, 2011
:: Can De-Stalinization Save Russia? - Vladimir Frolov, Vladimir Belaeff, Alexandre Strokanov, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-26, Feb. 14, 2011
:: Growing Nationalism Reflects Russians' Sense Their Country is Going in the Wrong Direction, Gudkov Says - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-26, Feb. 14, 2011
:: Medvedev Defends Dream of Unified Nation - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-26, Feb. 14, 2011
:: William J. Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Interview With Interfax of Russia - U.S. Department of State; JRL 2011-25, Feb. 11, 2011
:: Russia's legal crusader - Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-25, Feb. 11, 2011
:: Moscow Jail Offers Tanning Instead of Sunshine to Boost Morale - Marina Sysoyeva, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-25, Feb. 11, 2011

:: Sabres rattle in the east as Russia shows its tough side - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-24, Feb. 10, 2011
:: Russian-Japanese territorial dispute flares up
- Fyodor Lukyanov, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-24, Feb. 10, 2011
:: Russia: Kremlin Eyeing Egypt Events with Caution - Tom Balmforth, EurasiaNet.org; JRL 2011-24, Feb. 10, 2011
:: Russia May Pursue Criminal Inquiry Into Whistle-Blowing Lawyer - Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-23, Feb. 9, 2011
:: Moscow wary over the crisis in Egypt: The Maidan on the Tahrir Square is Bad News for Putin - Pavel K.Baev, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-23, Feb. 9, 2011
:: Democracy in Arabic Muslim country is direct way to Islamist dictatorship, renowned political expert believes - Interfax; JRL 2011-24, Feb. 10, 2011
:: Islam and democracy are "incompatible" - Alexander Ignatenko interview by Yelena Verevkina, Interfax; JRL 2011-24, Feb. 10, 2011
:: NEW BOOK: Crises and Compassion: From Russia to the Golden Gate - from John M. Letiche; JRL 2011-23, Feb. 9, 2011
:: The Moscow Plot and Airport Attack - new issue of IIPER - Gordon M. Hahn; JRL 2011-23, Feb. 9, 2011
:: Officials Say Airport Blast Family Effort - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-24, Feb. 10, 2011
:: Russian Security Services Barred U.K. Reporter, Kommersant Says - Lyubov Pronina, Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-23, Feb. 9, 2011
:: Russia Is Closed: The Decision to Bar Luke Harding May Not Have Had the Blessing of the Kremlin or Foreign Ministry, but It May Still Harm Ties With the UK - Tom Balmforth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-23, Feb. 9, 2011
:: Russia Expels U.K. Guardian Reporter Who Wrote About Corruption - Jason Corcoran, Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-22, Feb. 8, 2011
:: Russia's rights council offers to help expelled Guardian journalist - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-22, Feb. 8, 2011
:: Fake Conflict And Real Risks: The Tandem's High-Wire Act - Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-22, Feb. 8, 2011
:: Liberal Party Mulls Registration - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-22, Feb. 8, 2011
:: Palatial Denial: Russia's Version of Wikileaks Was Hit by Sustained Hacker Attacks After Publishing Alleged Photos of Putin's Secret Holiday Retreat - Tom Balmforth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-22, Feb. 8, 2011
:: Transcript: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits the Channel One headquarters at Ostankino TV centre in Moscow - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: Transcript: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits the Channel One headquarters at Ostankino TV centre in Moscow [Part II] - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-21, Feb. 7, 2011
:: Russian Investigators Give Details Of Scale Of Embezzlement By Officials In 2010 - Interfax; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: Russian Watchdog Uncovers $7.3 Billion in Moscow 'Violations' - Ilya Arkhipov, Paul Abelsky, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: Russia to open corruption hotline, website - Interfax; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: Medvedev Praises Adjustments in Laws on Nonprofit Organizations - Interfax; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Medvedev Opposed to Cancellation of Trial By Jury - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Moscow court considering opposition's defamation lawsuit against Putin - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Putin's Feet of Clay - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Experts Discuss Why Russians aren't in Revolt - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Declassification of Russian Archives Irrational - Official - Interfax; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: U.S. Ready to Work With Russia on Missile Shield, Clinton Says - Global Security Newswire; JRL 2011-22, Feb. 8, 2011
:: Russians dread U.S., NATO less then previously - poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-21, Feb. 7, 2011
:: NATO Withdrawal From Afghanistan Would Pose Threat to Russia - Ivanov - Interfax; JRL 2011-21, Feb. 7, 2011
:: Russian Pundit Views Importance Of NATO Possible Defeat In Afghanistan - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Speech by Sergei A. Karaganov at a meeting of the Council on Civil Society and Human Rights: Project On the Perpetuation of the Memory of the Victims of the Totalitarian Regime and on National Reconciliation - from Sergei A. Karaganov; JRL 2011-21, Feb. 7, 2011
:: 'It's like Moscow in the 90s' - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-21, Feb. 7, 2011
:: Egypt unrest has Russia worried - Tom Balmforth, Moscow News; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: Senior Russian MP Warns Against Egyptian President's Resignation - Interfax; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: January 2011 ­ The Month in Review [xenophobia, radical nationalism, and the state's reactions] - www.sova-center.ru; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: Russians Blame Police, Special Services For Domodedovo Attack - Interfax; JRL 2011-21, Feb. 7, 2011
:: Doku Umarov Vows 'Year of Tears' - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-21, Feb. 7, 2011
:: Russia plans to cordon off airports - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-21, Feb. 7, 2011
:: Medvedev urges police to step up fight against terrorism - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-21, Feb. 7, 2011
:: Most Russians Fear Terrorist Attacks - Poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: President may pardon Khodorkovsky without appeals - lawyer - Interfax; JRL 2011-21, Feb. 7, 2011
:: NATO Withdrawal From Afghanistan Would Pose Threat to Russia - Ivanov
- Interfax; JRL 2011-21, Feb. 7, 2011
:: Moscow court considering opposition's defamation lawsuit against Putin - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Russian Pundit Views Importance Of NATO Possible Defeat In Afghanistan - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Social networks broke the bomb story - Lidia Okorokova, Moscow News; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: Putin, Medvedev Bicker Over Blast - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: Moscow News You Can't Trust - Sergei Roy; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: Confusion and improvisation in Russian military reform: Slashed Russian Officers Re-called to Military Service and Promised Double Pay - Pavel Felgenhauer, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: Russian Scientists Worried Iran Uses Their Know-How for Missiles - Roxana Tiron, Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: Obama signed START in move towards reset - Putin - Interfax; JRL 2011-20, Feb. 4, 2011
:: Growth of GDP, Standard of Living Based on Oil Has Run Out - Kudrin - Interfax; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Russian Oil Output Near Record as Lukoil Gains; Exports Decline - Anna Shiryaevskaya, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Putin's Feet of Clay - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Experts Discuss Why Russians aren't in Revolt - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Monument to Russia's first President Boris Yeltsin unveiled in Yekaterinburg - kremlin.ru transcript; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Boris Yeltsin - symbol of Russia's humiliation? - pravda.ru; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Obama Issues Assurances on New START - Global Security Newswire; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Putin, Medvedev at Odds Over Moscow Airport Terrorism Probe - Patrick Henry, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: An Apposite Response: Russia's Response to Terrorism Should Take Place at All Levels and Include Civil Society - Sergei Markedonov, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: No Fear of Flying or Investing - Anatoly Medetsky, Irina Filatova, Khristina Narizhnaya, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Declassification of Russian Archives Irrational - Official - Interfax; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Khodorkovsky sentence might be reduced by months - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Transcript: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a gala reception in honour of the 80th birthday of Boris Yeltsin - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Yeltsin's Correspondence Published With Medvedev's Preface - Interfax; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Democratic hero or drunken buffoon? - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Putin Shares His Fitness Secrets With Supermodel - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011
:: Russian Population Continued To Shrink In 2010 - Statistics Service - Interfax; JRL 2011-18, Jan. 31, 2011
:: Interview: Browder Sees 'Tipping Point' In Western Attitudes To Russia - RFE/RL; JRL 2011-18, Jan. 31, 2011
:: Russia's Shuvalov Responds To Investment Fund Head Over Lawyer Death - Interfax; JRL 2011-18; Jan. 31, 2011
:: Democracy takes a step back in 2010 - Ben Aris, BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-18, Jan. 31, 2011
:: Too Soon To Discuss Tactical Nuclear Arms With USA - Russian Senior Official - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-18, Jan. 31, 2011
:: Medvedev Interview to Bloomberg Television in Davos - kremlin.ru transcript; JRL 2011-18, Jan. 31, 2011
:: Are There Lessons to Be Learned for Russia From the Events in Tunisia? - Vladimir Frolov, Patrick Armstrong, Vladimir Belaeff, Edward Lozansky, Alexandre Strokanov, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-18, Jan. 31, 2011
:: Yeltsin Was Strong Manager, Did Not Doubt Gaidar Reforms - Shevchenko - Interfax; JRL 2011-18, Jan. 31, 2011
:: At Davos, Medvedev Defends Yukos Trial - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-17, Jan. 28, 2011
:: Putin: Bribery, Lawlessness, Red Tape "chronic Diseases" of Russia - Interfax; JRL 2011-17, Jan. 28, 2011
:: Opening address by Dmitry Medvedev to the World Economic Forum in Davos - Kremlin.ru transcript; JRL 2011-17, Jan. 28, 2011
:: Russia Losing War on Terrorism Because Moscow isn't Doing What is Necessary, Commentators Say - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-17, Jan. 28, 2011
:: Georgian Restaurants Ban Russian Songs - TV Channel - Interfax; JRL 2011-18, Jan. 31, 2011
:: Yeltsin Was Strong Manager, Did Not Doubt Gaidar Reforms - Shevchenko - Interfax; JRL 2011-18, Jan. 31, 2011
:: It May Be Too Late For A New North Caucasus Policy - Liz Fuller, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-17, Jan. 28, 2011
:: Exhibits Grapple with Gorbachev, Yeltsin's Legacies - Joy Neumeyer, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-17, Jan. 28, 2011
:: News you can trust? - Tim Wall, Moscow News; JRL 2011-17, Jan. 28, 2011
:: Medvedev to Face Khodorkovsky and Magnitsky in Davos - Howard Amos, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-16, Jan. 25, 2011
:: Taming Inflation: As the Election Season Ramps Up, the Russian Government Mulls Ways to Keep Runaway Inflation at Bay - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-16, Jan. 25, 2011

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:: Russia IPOs Set for Three-Year High on State Sales, RenCap Says - Jason Corcoran, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-15, Jan. 21, 2011
:: Medvedev to Address New Rules For Global Economy, Politics in Davos - Aide - Interfax; JRL 2011-15, Jan. 21, 2011
:: "An iron fist to keep NATO expansion at bay" - Sergei Karaganov interviewing Yevgeny Shestakov, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-16, Jan. 25, 2011
:: Crime and punishment in modern Russia - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-16, Jan. 25, 2011
:: Jericho Lesson For Medvedev On Stealing - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-13, Jan. 19, 2011
:: Opening at OSF Russia Project for Program Coordinator - Feb. 11 Deadline - Vicki Litvinov; JRL 2011-16, Jan. 25, 2011
:: Lenin anniversary marked with renewed calls to empty his mausoleum - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-15, Jan. 32, 2011
:: Gorbachev Urges No Rush in Lenin's Burial - Interfax; JRL 2011-15, Jan. 32, 2011
:: All work and no study - Ed Bentley, Anna Sulimina, Moscow News; JRL 2011-15, Jan. 21, 2011
:: Deputies 'Cheated' On Police Reform - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-15, Jan. 21, 2011
:: Moscow allows human rights activists to rally on Jan. 31 - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-15, Jan. 21, 2011
:: Closing the Feeder Trough: New Laws Could Kick Corruption Out of Public Procurement - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-15, Jan. 21, 2011
:: Presidential aide links poor investment climate to corruption - RIA Novosti, JRL 2011-15, Jan. 21, 2011
:: Excerpts from Medvedev speech at meeting with members of Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation - Kremlin.ru transcript; JRL 2011-15, Jan. 21, 2011
:: Russian minister says more needs to be done to help migrants integrate - Interfax; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Skirting the Creed: How Archpriest Chaplin Hopes His Orthodox Dress Code Will Catch On in Secular Russia Is Unclear, but He Has Roiled RuNet - Tom Balmforth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Reform still elusive in Russian police bill - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Medvedev urges strict public control over incomes of officials - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Russia Lobbies U.S. Over Iran Nuclear Meeting - Jonathan Tirone, Benjamin Harvey, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Medvedev performs ablution in Jordan River - Interfax; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: BP Not Worried By Possible Yukos-related Charges on Rosneft Shares - Interfax; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Transneft Slams Foreigners and Nazis - Howard Amos, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Arctic cooperation lies at the heart of the Rosneft/BP deal - Clifford Kupchan interview, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Dvorkovich Fears Verdict Risk - Anatoly Medetsky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Book on Khodorkovsky's thoughts released in Moscow - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Russia in three words - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Russian pundit takes Kremlin's side on ethnic policy - Interfax; JRL 2011-13, Jan. 19, 2011
:: Putin's Repressive Policies Leading Russia toward 'Big Blood,' Opposition Leaders Say - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-13, Jan. 19, 2011
:: Medvedev orders government to cut budget financing from oil revenues - RIA Novosti, Jan. 19, 2011; JRL 2011-13, Jan. 19, 2011
:: Presidential aide says 'senseless' to speculate about 2012 elections - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-13, Jan. 19, 2011
:: High School Revamp Stirs Fears - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-13, Jan. 19, 2011
:: Request re: American University in Moscow course on US-Russia relations - Edward Lozansky; JRL 2011-12, Jan. 18, 2011
:: Russia talks modernisation, but still prioritises energy - Chris Weafer, BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-15; Jan. 21, 2011
:: Russian Literary Stars Launch Khodorkovsky Book In Moscow - Kevin O'Flynn, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-15, Jan. 21, 2011
:: Kremlin aide says media twisted words on Khodorkovsky - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-15, Jan. 21, 2011
:: Russian minister says more needs to be done to help migrants integrate - Interfax; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: BP Not Worried By Possible Yukos-related Charges on Rosneft Shares - Interfax; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Transneft Slams Foreigners and Nazis - Howard Amos, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Arctic cooperation lies at the heart of the Rosneft/BP deal - Clifford Kupchan interview, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Dvorkovich Fears Verdict Risk - Anatoly Medetsky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Book on Khodorkovsky's thoughts released in Moscow - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Russia's Own WikiLeaks Takes Off - Olga Razumovskaya, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-15; Jan. 21, 2011
:: Reform still elusive in Russian police bill - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Medvedev urges strict public control over incomes of officials - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: A Verdict Against Putin - Moscow Times Editorial; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Medvedev to Field Questions Online on Davos Forum Website - Dmitry Medvedev to answer on the website of the World Economic Forum in Davos ... Interfax; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Russia in three words - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Guns, Class, and Ethnic Strife in Russia - from Sergei Roy; JRL 2011-13, Jan. 19, 2011
:: Russian pundit takes Kremlin's side on ethnic policy - Interfax; JRL 2011-13, Jan. 19, 2011
:: Moscow releases data on military manpower strength: Gogol's "Dead Souls" and Russia's Myth of One Million Men Under Arms - Roger McDermott, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-13; Jan. 19, 2011
:: December 2010: The Year in Review for Ethnic Violence - www.sova-center.ru; JRL 2011-13; Jan. 19, 2011
:: WTO Sights Set on April - Irina Filatova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-13; Jan. 19, 2011
:: Is the Consumer Nation Retreating? Russian Shopaholics Adopt a Wait-And-See Attitude as the Economy Struggles to Recover - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-13; Jan. 19, 2011
:: Medvedev to Open Davos Gathering Attended by Geithner, Merkel - Giles Broom, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-13; Jan. 19, 2011
:: Critics Say BP Deal 'Legitimizes' Kremlin Theft
- Gregory Feifer, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-13; Jan. 19, 2011
:: Foreigners Fight Putin's Asia Oil Pipe, Operator Says - Stephen Bierman, Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-13; Jan. 19, 2011
:: Public Probe to Be Made of Dec 31 Arrests of Activists in Moscow - Interfax; JRL 2011-13; Jan. 19, 2011
:: Medvedev seen as 'vague' on nationalism - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-13; Jan. 19, 2011
:: Secrecy pervades Federal Budget: The Law on Russia's Federal Budget for 2011 - Vasily Zatsepin, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-12; Jan. 18, 2011
:: Freed Opposition Politician: Russia is Becoming Belarus-style Dictatorship - Albina Kovalyova, Voice of America; JRL 2011-12; Jan. 18, 2011
:: Russia is set to revolutionise its identity cards - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL 2011-12; Jan. 18, 2011
:: Activists to protest killing of stray dogs in Moscow - spokeswoman - Interfax; JRL 2011-12; Jan. 18, 2011
:: Judicial Reforms Are Stuck in Place - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-12, Jan. 18, 2011
:: Citizens divided on whether order or disorder has upper hand in Russia - Interfax; JRL 2011-12; Jan. 18, 2011
:: Expert Calls For Dialog With Radicals Instead of Their Mockery - Interfax; JRL 2011-12; Jan. 18, 2011
:: Russia to be able to win war against any adjacent state in two weeks - pundit - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-12; Jan. 17, 2011
:: Request re: American University in Moscow course on US-Russia relations - From Edward Lozansky; JRL 2011-12, Jan. 18, 2011
:: BP's Russian Stake May Avoid U.S. Review, Industry Group Says - Jim Snyder, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-12; Jan. 18, 2011
:: Energy Addiction Relapse: The Rosneft-BP Deal Shows That for All the Talk of Reform, the Real Business of Politics in Russia in 2011 Remains Big Energy - Graham Stack, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-12; Jan. 18, 2011
:: Oil and Gas Head Up and East - Howard Amos, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-12; Jan. 18, 2011
:: Russian women protest new maternity benefits payment system - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-12; Jan. 18, 2011
:: Anger as Russia closes the case of the murdered Tsar - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-12, Jan. 18, 2011
:: Fifteen Stage Productions to Remember, 2001-2010 - John Freedman, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-11, Jan. 17, 2011
:: 10-Year Study Slams Police Crime Figures - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-11, Jan. 17, 2011
:: Twice Burned, BP Not Shy - Moscow Times; JRL 2011-11; Jan. 17, 2011
:: Russia needs to know its next president - analyst - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-11; Jan. 17, 2011
:: Medvedev stresses need to 'optimize' Russian political system - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-11; Jan. 17, 2011
:: More Russians ready to vote for Medvedev at 2012 election - poll - Interfax; JRL 2011-11; Jan. 17, 2011
:: Russian Inflation Could Soar to 10% in H1, CB to Hike Rates - Interfax; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: A Representative Sample: Sad Story Of Russian Business Education - Robert Coalson, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: Fragile Freedoms: A New Report Says Russia's Fundamental Economic Freedoms Remain Shaky and Could Derail Government Plans to Modernize and Diversify the Nation's Economy - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: Russian opposition figures not deterred by jail terms - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-11; Jan. 17, 2011
:: Two Russian chief editors ask head of police for probe into opposition arrests - Interfax; JRL 2011-10; Jan. 14, 2011
:: Khodorkovsky Lawyers Soldier On - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: Playing cat and mouse with Russia's nationalists - Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-10; Jan. 14, 2011
:: Far east firm apologises after shooting the president online - Alina Lobzina, Moscow News; JRL 2011-10; Jan. 14, 2011
:: Medvedev Calls For Implementing European Standards For Convict Treatment - Interfax; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: Lavrov Raises Reset Stakes - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: Medvedev Expands Corruption Fight - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: The Russia-Georgia Media War Shows No Sign of Abating in the Face of International Justice - Justin Lyle, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: Pentagon denies alleged plans to deliver arms to Georgia - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: Master of intrigue - Fyodor Lukyanov, RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-9, Jan. 13, 2011
:: Russians Overwhelmingly Say They Don't Know Whether Their Country has a Future, Survey Finds - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-9; Jan. 13, 2011
:: Russian Bureaucrats to Learn English - Alexander Bratersky, Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-9; Jan. 13, 2011
:: Russian president notes media's special role in developing state, democracy - Interfax; JRL 2011-9; Jan. 13, 2011
:: Poll shows third of Russians link journalist attacks to people they write about - Interfax; JRL 2011-10; Jan. 14, 2011
:: Arizona Shooting Echoes in Moscow - From Donald N. Jensen, forwarding his article from Voice of America, Jan. 12, 2011; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: Media Situation in Russia Still Bleak - Organization - Interfax; JRL 2011-9, Jan. 13, 2011
:: Russian police account for more than one-third of corruption-related crimes - Interfax; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: Whereabouts of $4Bln Is "Classified" - Khristina Narizhnaya, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-9, Jan. 13, 2011
:: More trust in Russian cops? Critics remain dubious - Tom Washington, Alina Lobzina, Moscow News; JRL 2011-9, Jan. 13, 2011
:: Corruption committed mainly by organized criminal groups - FSB chief - Interfax; JRL 2011-9, Jan. 13, 2011
:: Russia Among 'World's Riskiest' for Investors, Maplecroft Says - Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-9, Jan. 13, 2011
:: Picking Out the Biggest Fraudster in the Room - Moscow Times Editorial; JRL 2011-9, Jan. 13, 2011
:: Russia Rapidly Running Out of Its 'Soviet Reserve,' Kagarlitsky Warns - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-9, Jan. 13, 2011
:: The Banker names Russia's Ignatiev best European central banker - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-9, Jan. 13, 2011
:: Putting the Bout into Khodorkovsky: Lee Wolosky, The Man Who Launched the Hunt for Arms Trader Viktor Bout, Also Had Mikhail Khodorkovsky in his Sights - Graham Stack, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-9, Jan. 13, 2011
:: Kaczynski's brother blasts Russian investigation of plane crash - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-8; Jan. 12, 2011
:: Sense of Imminent but Unknown Change 'Hanging in the Air' in Moscow, Commentator Says - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2011-8; Jan. 12, 2011
:: Duma committee recommends Russia-U.S. arms deal ratification - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-8, Jan. 12, 2011
:: European missile shield should stipulate joint decision making - Russian NATO envoy - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-8, Jan. 12, 2011
:: Medvedev Details State Downsizing - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-8; Jan. 12, 2011
:: Russia's ruling party backs draft to introduce joint elections - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-8; Jan. 12, 2011
:: Russia Faces Pressure After Report on Graft - Irina Filatova, Khristina Narizhnaya, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-8, Jan. 12, 2011
:: Russian parliament to consider presidential bill liberalizing Criminal Code - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-8, Jan. 12, 2011
:: Playwrights, Actors Lash Out Against State - John Freedman, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-8, Jan. 12, 2011
:: Russia's Howard Beale Moment? - Andy Heil, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-8, Jan. 12, 2011
:: Bump and Protest: Although Russia Could Be on Course for Demographic Disaster, the Government Has Cut Incentives to Would-Be Mothers - Svetlana Kononova, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-8; Jan. 12, 2011
:: Russia Lawyer Risks Jail in Investor Campaign Against Transneft - Henry Meyer, Jason Corcoran, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-8, Jan. 12, 2011
:: Financial schemer returns to Russia - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: Spy Anna Chapman to Host 'Mysteries' Russian Television Show - Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-8; Jan. 12, 2011
:: Nuclear Cooperation Means Business - Roland Oliphant, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-8; Jan. 12, 2011
:: State Duma committee approves amendment to bill on START ratification - Interfax; JRL 2011-8, Jan. 12, 2011
:: Renewable energy globally and in Russia in 2010: When will Russia commit to green energy possibilities? - Ksenia Vakhrusheva (Translated by Maria Kaminskaya), Bellona; JRL 2011-7; Jan. 11, 2011
:: Russian lower house set to ratify new START treaty on Jan. 25 - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: U.S., Russia Enact Civilian Nuclear Accord in Moscow - Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-7; Jan. 11, 2011
:: Have Russia's Rich-and-Powerful Become Tired of Mr. Putin? - Pavel K. Baev, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: Tandemology 2.0 - Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: Civil activists organizing new rally on Triumfalnaya Square - Interfax; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: Arrests Called Election-Year Warning - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: The Khodorkovsky Omen - Michael Bohm, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: Yukos Verdict Tests Balance of Ruling Tandem - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: Russia's pro-Kremlin youth group launches smear campaign against jailed opposition leader - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: Russian ruling party aims to win in all regional polls this spring - official - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: Pro-Kremlin party leader dismisses MEP criticism of Khodorkovsky case - RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: The bell tolls for Cinderella in remote Russian region - Alina Lobzina, Moscow News; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: The lights come back on in Moscow Region - but for how long? - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: What Will Be The Biggest Surprise for Russia in 2011? - Vladimir Frolov, Vladimir Belaeff, Alexander Rahr, Alexandre Strokanov, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-6, Jan. 10, 2011
:: Russia Economic Review: Macroeconomic Indicators - Keith Bush, U.S.-Russia Business Council; JRL 2011-4; Jan. 6, 2011
:: Bringing It All Back Home: Can Russia Import Some Innovation? - Robert Coalson, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-4; Jan. 6, 2011

:: What lies in store in 2011 - Alina Lobzina, Moscow News; JRL 2011-2; Jan. 4, 2011

:: New Year in Moscow - Moscow News; JRL #2010-239, Dec. 31, 2010
:: Party of the Year: Extensive New Year Holidays Bring Economic Losses and Alcohol-Related Deaths, but Most Russians Aren't Willing to Give Them Up - Svetlana Kononova, Russia Profile; JRL #2010-238, Dec. 30, 2010
:: Khodorkovsky's Conviction 'Detrimental' for Investors, VTB Says - Anastasia Ustinova, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-239; Dec. 31, 2010
:: Khodorkovsky - historic case notes - Andrei Liakhov; JRL 2010-238; Dec. 30, 2010
:: Economist says tycoon verdict will harm Russia's business climate - Interfax; JRL 2010-239; Dec. 31, 2010
:: Khodorkovsky Sentence "reflects The Weakness of Those in Authority" - Rock Star - Interfax; JRL 2010-239; Dec. 31, 2010
:: Russian MPs split on Yukos sentence - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2010-239; Dec. 31, 2010
:: Russian PM says football fans not seeking political instability - Interfax; JRL #2010-238, Dec. 30, 2010
:: Putin Shows His Support for Medvedev, Parades Unity - Ilya Arkhipov, Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL #2010-238, Dec. 30, 2010
:: Gref's Words Didn't Help Khodorkovsky - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-237; Dec. 29, 2010
:: Facebook Targets Russia With Aim to Be More Than Social Network - Julia Ioffe, Bloomberg; JRL #2010-238, Dec. 30, 2010
:: Gref's Words Didn't Help Khodorkovsky - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-237; Dec. 29, 2010
:: Long Cycles of Russian-U.S. Relations: Containment Must Be Overcome - Mikhail Troitskiy, Russia in Global Affairs; JRL 2010-237; Dec. 29, 2010
:: Medvedev Finalizes Investigative Committee - Moscow Times; JRL 2010-237; Dec. 29, 2010
:: Moscow Criminologist Outlines Sources of Xenophobia and Nationalism in Russia Today - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2010-237; Dec. 29, 2010
:: Opposition dismayed by guilty verdict to Russian tycoon - Interfax; JRL 2010-236; Dec. 28, 2010
:: Russians see economic trouble as root of ethnic tensions - poll - Interfax; JRL #2010-236, Dec. 28, 2010
:: A remarkably successful year in U.S.-Russian relations: Valdaiclub.com interview with Thomas Graham, Senior Director, Kissinger Associates - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-236; Dec. 28, 2010
:: Triumphant Justice, Take Two
With Russia's Modernization Goals on the Line in the Khodorkovsky Case, Today's Guilty Verdict Again Hints That the Prisoner Won't Be Freed While Vladimir Putin Remains in Power
- Tom Balmforth, Russia Profile; JRL 2010-236; Dec. 28, 2010
:: Khodorkovsky Faces More Prison in Oil-Theft Verdict - Henry Meyer, Anna Shiryaevskaya, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-236; Dec. 28, 2010
:: Putin wants prison for registration offenders - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL 2010-236; Dec. 28, 2010
:: Putin Calls for Fewer Jury Trials - Nabi Abdullaev, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-236; Dec. 28, 2010
:: As Russia Claims Democracy, Is It Redefining The Word? - Charles Recknagel, RFE/RL; JRL 2010-236; Dec. 28, 2010
:: The vulnerability of Putin's feudal regime: The massacre in the Krasnodar region and the riot in Moscow - Vladimir Shlapentokh; JRL 2010-235; Dec. 25, 2010
:: Russian opposition leaders sue Putin over remarks in TV Q&A session - Interfax; JRL 2010-235; Dec. 25, 2010
:: Are the Moscow Riots Symptoms of Larger Political Trouble? - Vladimir Frolov, Vladimir Belaeff, Sergei Roy, Alexandre Strokanov, Vitaly Strokanov, Russia Profile; JRL 2010-235; Dec. 25, 2010
:: Medvedev Says Russia Must 'Purge' Criminal Officials - Henry Meyer, Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-235; Dec. 25, 2010
:: Replacement of Moscow mayor Russia's main event of 2010 - poll - Interfax; JRL 2010-235; Dec. 25, 2010
:: President Dmitry Medvedev sums up 2010 in televised interview - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-235; Dec. 25, 2010
:: Riots highlight need for Russia to define itself - Ed Bentley, Moscow News; JRL 2010-234; Dec. 22, 2010
:: WikiLeaks Joins Forces With Billionaire Lebedev - Anastasia Ustinova, Bloomberg; JRL #2010-234, Dec. 22, 2010
:: Russia "doesn't give a damn" about Wikileaks revelations - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-234, Dec. 22, 2010
:: Lawyer Hails Planned Russian Law to Free Ailing Jail Inmates - Interfax; JRL 2010-234; Dec. 22, 2010
:: 'TV Party' Losing Out to 'Internet Party' in Russia, Moscow Paper Says - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL #2010-234, Dec. 22, 2010
:: Russian opposition leaders reject Putin's 'money and power' comment - Interfax; JRL 2010-233; Dec. 16, 2010
:: Russia passes bill to release terminally ill suspects from custody - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-233; Dec. 21, 2010
:: Ukrainian ex-'orange revolutionaries' may reunite - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-233; Dec. 21, 2010
:: Minimal Living: As President Medvedev Sets Out to Create Jobs and Lure Investors, Experts Say Both the Government and Trade Unions Must First Do Something About the Country's Meager Minimum Wage - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL #2010-233, Dec. 21, 2010
:: Putin Bristles Over Leaked U.S. Cables - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: Medvedev Says Russia Must 'Purge' Criminal Officials - Henry Meyer, Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-235; Dec. 25, 2010
:: Scale of Drug Addiction in Russia "apocalyptic" - Drug Control Service Chief - Interfax; JRL #2010-234, Dec. 22, 2010
:: Kremlin Says No Meddling in Belarus - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-233; Dec. 21, 2010

:: Russian opposition leaders reject Putin's 'money and power' comment - Interfax; JRL 2010-233; Dec. 16, 2010
:: Putin on presidential appointment of governors, criminals - Interfax; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 16, 2010
:: Russian human rights ombudsman calls for dialogue after disorder in Moscow - Interfax; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 17, 2010
:: Trust Nobody: Most Russians Don't Trust Anybody Else, but Believe They Have the Right to Deceive Others - Svetlana Kononova, Russia Profile; JRL #2010-233, Dec. 21, 2010
:: Underground Fire Bursts Forth - Sergei Roy; JRL 2010-233; Dec. 21, 2010
:: Tandem Always Watching, Putin Says - Nabi Abdullaev, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-232; Dec. 17, 2010
:: Russian human rights ombudsman calls for dialogue after disorder in Moscow - Interfax; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 17, 2010
:: Moscow unrest - thousands arrested, barely a dozen charged - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 17, 2010
:: Kushchyovskaya massacre signals failure of entire law enforcement system - Putin - Interfax; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 17, 2010
:: Putin Sees Russia Economy at Pre-Crisis Level Mid-2012 - Lyubov Pronina, Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL #2010-231, Dec. 17, 2010
:: TRANSCRIPT: Putin Q&A Session " A Conversation with Vladimir Putin" - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2010-232; Dec. 17, 2010
:: TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talks to reporters following his televised Q&A session - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2010-232; Dec. 17, 2010
:: Online discussions exacerbating ethnic tensions - Medvedev - Interfax; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 16, 2010

:: Senate Beats Back Critics to Debate Nuclear Treaty With Russia - Viola Gienger, Laura Litvan, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 16, 2010
:: Korotchenko: Russia Should Participate in the Building and Operation of a Euro-Missile Defense System - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 16, 2010
:: What Lies Ahead After a Year of Thieving
Derek Andersen, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 17, 2010
:: Rioting Erupts Near Kremlin Walls
Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-229; Dec. 13, 2010
:: Nationalist rallies could lead to collapse of Russia - opposition leader
Interfax; JRL 2010-229; Dec. 13, 2010
:: Russians see Kazakhstan as most reliable CIS partner - poll - Interfax; JRL 2010-230; Dec. 15, 2010
:: Medvedev Enjoys Foreign Policy "Successes" -- Medvedev allows foreign policy profile to raise the hope of a second term - Pavel K. Baev, Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2010-230; Dec. 15, 2010
:: Analyst Suggests Talks Between Russian Nationalists, Ethnic Minorities - Interfax; JRL 2010-230; Dec. 15, 2010
:: Russians upbeat on future of Medvedev-Putin tandem - poll - Interfax; JRL 2010-230; Dec. 15, 2010
:: Putin in the public glare - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2010-230; Dec. 15, 2010
:: Three Parties Speak in Duma for 10 Minutes Each - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-229; Dec. 13, 2010
:: Russians believe medical, housing, education rights violated most often - poll - Interfax; JRL 2010-229; Dec. 13, 2010
:: Kremlin foes create new opposition party - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-229; Dec. 13, 2010
:: Russia's Putin to hold annual live phone-in session on 16 December - Interfax; JRL 2010-229; Dec. 13, 2010
:: Putin performs at charity concert - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL 2010-229; Dec. 13, 2010
:: New Russian Investigations Committee 'not a monster of 1937', says its head - Interfax; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: Kushchevskaya whistle-blower faces accusations - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL #2010-228, Dec. 10, 2010
:: Majority of Russians Finally Weary of Graft, Survey Says - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: A criminal cancer in Krasnodar - Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL #2010-227, Dec. 7, 2010
:: Russia vows 'to share responsibility' over Europe missile shield - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-229; Dec. 13, 2010
:: Modernization Too Slow for Medvedev - Irina Filatova, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-230, Dec. 15, 2010
:: Minority Shareholders Warn of Looming Risk to Investment Climate - Howard Amos, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-228, Dec. 10, 2010
:: Kyl Joins Republicans Opening Up to Nuclear Treaty With Russia - Lisa Lerer, James Rowley, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-225; Dec. 5, 2010
:: Khodorkovsky Verdict Is Postponed - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 16, 2010
:: Russia's Khodorkovsky On Ice Ahead Of Verdict In Second Trial - Gregory Feifer, RFE/RL; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 16, 2010
:: Arguments against Russia joining NATO - Fyodor Lukyanov, RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 16, 2010
:: Khodorkovsky Case Has Serious Political Aspect - Ombudsman Lukin - Interfax; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: Text, Audio Of Khodorkovsky's Final Statement - RFE/RL; JRL 2010-206; Nov. 3, 2010
:: Russians see Kazakhstan as most reliable CIS partner - poll - Interfax; JRL 2010-230; Dec. 15, 2010
:: Walmart Takes a Breather: Walmart Has Shut its Office in Russia, but Experts Predict the Retail Giant Will Soon Be Back - Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile; JRL #2010-230, Dec. 15, 2010
:: Modernization Too Slow for Medvedev - Irina Filatova, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-230, Dec. 15, 2010
:: Minority Shareholders Warn of Looming Risk to Investment Climate - Howard Amos, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-228, Dec. 10, 2010
:: Online discussions exacerbating ethnic tensions - Medvedev - Interfax; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 16, 2010
:: Putin - Liberals must join the fight against radicalism - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 16, 2010
:: Medvedev Enjoys Foreign Policy "Successes" -- Medvedev allows foreign policy profile to raise the hope of a second term - Pavel K. Baev, Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2010-230; Dec. 15, 2010
:: Analyst Suggests Talks Between Russian Nationalists, Ethnic Minorities - Interfax; JRL 2010-230; Dec. 15, 2010
:: Russians upbeat on future of Medvedev-Putin tandem - poll - Interfax; JRL 2010-230; Dec. 15, 2010
:: Putin in the public glare - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2010-230; Dec. 15, 2010
:: Medvedev Backs Khimki Road - Roland Oliphant, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-230; Dec. 15, 2010
:: Rioting Erupts Near Kremlin Walls - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-229; Dec. 13, 2010
:: Nationalist rallies could lead to collapse of Russia - opposition leader - Interfax; JRL 2010-229; Dec. 13, 2010
:: Kushchevskaya whistle-blower faces accusations - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL #2010-228, Dec. 10, 2010
:: Russian military plans will take into account deployment of U.S. bases in Poland - ministry - Interfax; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: Russian Diplomat Urges NATO to Revise Defense Plan For Baltic States - Interfax; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: Oil Could Slip Below $60 For 6 Mths in 3 Yrs - Kudrin - Interfax; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: Minority Shareholders Warn of Looming Risk to Investment Climate - Howard Amos, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-228, Dec. 10, 2010
:: New Russian Investigations Committee 'not a monster of 1937', says its head - Interfax; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: Khodorkovsky Case Has Serious Political Aspect - Ombudsman Lukin - Interfax; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: Medvedev signs revised law on demonstrations - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: Putin's puppy is renamed Buffy - Alina Lobzina, Moscow News; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: Russia Cannot Be a Democracy in Its Current Borders, Moscow Scholar Says - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: Russians critical of government's social policy actions - poll - Interfax; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: Russia, U.S. to Study Reactor Conversion - Global Security Newswire; JRL 2010-227; Dec. 7, 2010
:: United Russia Faces Rivalry, Putin Says - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-227, Dec. 7, 2010
:: Will Russia Have Competitive Politics? - Vladimir Frolov, Patrick Armstrong, Vladimir Belaeff, Vlad Ivanenko, Alexandre Strokanov, Russia Profile; JRL #2010-226, Dec. 6, 2010
:: Economic and political reforms should be conducted simultaneously - Medvedev - Interfax; JRL #2010-226, Dec. 6, 2010
:: 'Larry, listen to me' - Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL #2010-225, Dec. 3, 2010
:: TRANSCRIPT: Medvedev Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation - kremlin.ru; JRL #2010-225, Dec. 3, 2010
:: Russia to get its own WikiLeaks - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL #2010-227, Dec. 7, 2010
:: Cue WikiLeaks: Russia's Image Abroad - John Freedman, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-227, Dec. 7, 2010
:: Russia, Called 'Mafia State,' Condemns U.S. Leaks as 'Madness' - Henry Meyer, Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL #2010-225, Dec. 3, 2010
:: Leaks Show U.S. Embassy Lacks Access - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-225, Dec. 3, 2010
:: Cables Give Classified View of Business - Howard Amos, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-225, Dec. 3, 2010
:: WikiLeaks not critical for Russia, U.S. relations - Medvedev - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-225, Dec. 3, 2010
:: Moscow mayor asks business to report corruption - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-226; Dec. 6, 2010
:: Medvedev's Push to Privatize Regional Media Seen as Risky and Already Generating Resistance
Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL #2010-226, Dec. 6, 2010
:: God or Gazprom - where does influence and social partnership start in Russia?
Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL #2010-226, Dec. 6, 2010
:: TRANSCRIPT: Medvedev Interview to Polish Mass Media - kremlin.ru; JRL #2010-226, Dec. 6, 2010
:: Medvedev to Take Reset to Poland - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-226, Dec. 6, 2010
:: Russia and Poland: a friendship that must not fail - Dmitri Trenin, opendemocracy.net; JRL #2010-225, Dec. 3, 2010
:: Duma Blames Stalin for Katyn - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-220, Nov. 28, 2010
:: Moscow Aims for Caspian Settlement in 2011 - Sergei Blagov, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2010-226, Dec. 6, 2010
:: Is Tatarstan Facing a Surge of Religious Extremism? - Dmitry Gorenburg, russiamil.wordpress.com; JRL #2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Russian govt. approves new Afghan transit deal - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: FIFA Hands Russia 2018 World Cup - Moscow Times Combined Reports; JRL 2010-225; Dec. 3, 2010
:: Costs and challenges ahead as business gets ready for the World Cup - Ed Bentley, Anna Sulimina, Moscow News; JRL 2010-225; Dec. 3, 2010
:: TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin news conference in Zurich after Russia wins the 2018 FIFA World Cup bid - premier.gov.ru transcript; JRL 2010-225; Dec. 3, 2010
:: Russia selected to host 2018 World Cup
- RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-224; Dec. 2, 2010
:: Tbilisi Prepares to Fight Sochi Olympics - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Russia, Called 'Mafia State,' Condemns U.S. Leaks as 'Madness' - Henry Meyer, Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL #2010-225, Dec. 3, 2010
:: Leaks Show U.S. Embassy Lacks Access - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-225, Dec. 3, 2010
:: Cables Give Classified View of Business - Howard Amos, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-225, Dec. 3, 2010
:: WikiLeaks not critical for Russia, U.S. relations - Medvedev - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-225, Dec. 3, 2010
:: 'Larry, listen to me' - Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL #2010-225, Dec. 3, 2010
:: TRANSCRIPT: Medvedev Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation - Kremlin.ru transcript; JRL #2010-225, Dec. 3, 2010
:: Russia selected to host 2018 World Cup - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-224; Dec. 2, 2010
:: Analysts Point to Pre-election Nature of Presidential Address - Interfax; JRL #2010-224, Dec. 2, 2010
:: Transcript of the TV interview Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave to CNN's Larry King - premier.gov.ru transcript; JRL #2010-224, Dec. 2, 2010
:: Opposition disappointed by lack of certainty about reform in Medvedev's address - Interfax; JRL #2010-223, Dec. 1, 2010
:: Medvedev speech starts election campaign - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL #2010-223, Dec. 1, 2010
:: Back to the Chalkboard: Medvedev Made It Clear He Is Onside With Premier Putin in His State of the Nation Address, Even If He Said That Schoolteachers Are More Powerful Than Prime Ministers - Tom Balmforth, Russia Profile; JRL #2010-223, Dec. 1, 2010
:: Medvedev Bland in Annual Address - Nabi Abdullaev, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-223, Dec. 1, 2010
:: Russia Stocks to Gain 38% on 'Modernization' Plans - Michael Patterson, Jason Corcoran, Bloomberg; JRL #2010-223, Dec. 1, 2010
:: Medvedev presses the throttle on privatization in the face of resistance - BusinessNewEurope; JRL #2010-223, Dec. 1, 2010
:: Putin Warns U.S. of Potential Russian Nuclear Buildup - Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-223; Dec. 1, 2010
:: Obama's Push for Arms Pact Tests Ability to Set Foreign Policy - Hans Nichols, Mike Dorning, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-222; Nov. 30, 2010
:: Communists Say Will Vote Against Ratification of New START - Interfax; JRL #2010-222, Nov. 30, 2010
:: bama's final push for New START - Andrei Fedyashin, RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-222, Nov. 30, 2010
:: Russia Dismisses Report of Nuclear Deployment Near NATO Borders - Henry Meyer, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-222; Nov. 30, 2010
:: Pressure Builds for New START Approval - Global Security Newswire; JRL 2010-219; Nov. 23, 2010
:: U.S. Pact Could Turn Russia Into World's Nuclear Dump - Claire Bigg, RFE/RL; JRL 2010-223; Dec. 1, 2010
:: An American Nightmare: Russia's Reaction to WikiLeaks Indicates It Is in No Mood to Destroy the Reset with United States - Tai Adelaj, Russia Profile; JRL 2010-223; Dec. 1, 2010
:: Wikileaks scandal could hit Russia-US reset - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2010-221; Nov. 29, 2010
:: Presidential auditor fired for bribes as corruption gets worse - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2010-222; Nov. 20, 2010
:: Medvedev Seeks Bribe Fines 100 Times Payments to Fight Graft - Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-222; Nov. 20, 2010
:: Russian director portrays 'human side' of traffic cops - Alexei Korolyov, RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-223; Dec. 2, 2010
:: Medvedev Calls Police 'crap' - Interfax; JRL 2010-218; Nov. 22, 2010
:: Government Brushes Off U.S. Leaks - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-222, Nov. 30, 2010
:: Russia reshuffles foreign intelligence after spy scandal - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-222, Nov. 30, 2010
:: Russian magazine to publish 'exclusive' materials from Wikileaks - Interfax; JRL #2010-222, Nov. 30, 2010
:: WikiLeaks revelations no threat to Russia's ties with other states - Kremlin - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-222, Nov. 30, 2010
:: Wikileaks scandal could hit Russia-US reset - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2010-221; Nov. 29, 2010
:: Main points of Medvedev's state of the nation address - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-222, Nov. 30, 2010
:: Medvedev Talks Up Travel, Tax Rates for Innovation - Olga Razumovskaya, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-222, Nov. 30, 2010
:: Putin Harangues Europe on Businesses - Irina Filatova, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-221, Nov. 29, 2010
:: Russia to sign WTO accession document with EU next week - EU official - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-221, Nov. 29, 2010
:: Privatisation drive brings rivalries back to the fore - BusinessNewEurope; JRL #2010-221, Nov. 29, 2010
:: Russian Duma Passes Bill on Rallies, Demonstrations - Interfax; JRL #2010-221, Nov. 29, 2010
:: Russian pundit looks ahead to president's state-of-the-nation address - Interfax; JRL #2010-221, Nov. 29, 2010
:: Kremlin opens new Twitter blog for President Medvedev - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-221, Nov. 29, 2010
:: Russia's Opposition Still Faces A Hard Road - David White, RFE/RL; JRL #2010-220, Nov. 28, 2010
:: Dmitry Medvedev's blog entry on the development of Russia's political system - kremlin.ru; JRL #2010-220, Nov. 28, 2010
:: Critical Speech Raises Media Hopes - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-221, Nov. 29, 2010
:: Russian journalists split on new law on harsher punishments - Interfax; JRL #2010-221, Nov. 29, 2010
:: Duma Gets Bill on Penalties for Attacking Journalists - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-221, Nov. 29, 2010
:: Kremlin opens new Twitter blog for President Medvedev - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-221, Nov. 29, 2010
:: The Tolstoy we've forgotten - Anatoly Naliman, Moscow News; JRL #2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Transparent Cooperation With NATO to Help Russia in Tackling Domestic Tasks - Medvedev
- Interfax, Russia Profile; JRL 2010-219; Nov. 23, 2010
:: I'm no hero, but it's time to call a spade a spade" ­ Parfyonov - Leonid Parfyonov, opendemocracy.net; JRL #2010-220, Nov. 28, 2010
:: Russian TV officials accept criticism, say journalist entitled to his opinion - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-220, Nov. 28, 2010
:: Medvedev Plays 'Good Tsar' Online - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Wired: The Kremlin's hands-on e-gov approach
- Nikolai Troitsky, RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Attacked Russian Journalist Blames Forest Dispute - Albina Kovalyova, Voice of America; JRL 2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Most Russians do not expect rifts in ruling tandem - opinion poll - Interfax; JRL #2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Medvedev Plays 'Good Tsar' Online - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Wired: The Kremlin's hands-on e-gov approach
- Nikolai Troitsky, RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: "Don't Russians Need All of Their Country?" Moscow Journalist Asks - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL #2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Medvedev criticizes Russian migration rules - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-220, Nov. 28, 2010
:: Russia's Opposition Still Faces A Hard Road - David White, RFE/RL; JRL #2010-220, Nov. 28, 2010
:: Dmitry Medvedev's blog entry on the development of Russia's political system - kremlin.ru; JRL #2010-220, Nov. 28, 2010
:: "I'm no hero, but it's time to call a spade a spade" ­ Parfyonov - Leonid Parfyonov, opendemocracy.net; JRL #2010-220, Nov. 28, 2010
:: Russian TV officials accept criticism, say journalist entitled to his opinion - RIA-Novosti; JRL #2010-220, Nov. 28, 2010
:: Is Tatarstan Facing a Surge of Religious Extremism? - Dmitry Gorenburg, russiamil.wordpress.com; JRL #2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Russian govt. approves new Afghan transit deal - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Attacked Russian Journalist Blames Forest Dispute - Albina Kovalyova, Voice of America; JRL 2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Georgia renounces force to restore territorial integrity - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Tbilisi Prepares to Fight Sochi Olympics - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-219, Nov. 23, 2010
:: Russian pundit casts doubt on NATO plans for ABM system - Interfax; JRL 2010-218; Nov. 22, 2010
:: Medvedev Sees No Options of NATO Membership For Russia - Interfax; JRL 2010-218; Nov. 22, 2010
:: Uncertainty Clouds New NATO Era - Nabi Abdullaev, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-218; Nov. 22, 2010
:: Cold War Hangover: Russia and NATO Have Reached a Partnership Agreement This Weekend, but Many Russians Still Believe International Organizations Are Enemies Rather Than Friends
- Svetlana Kononova, Russia Profile; JRL 2010-218; Nov. 22, 2010
:: [Medvedev] News Conference following NATO-Russia Council Meeting - Kremlin.ru transcript; JRL 2010-218; Nov. 22, 2010
:: NATO to Back Missile-Defense Shield, Seek Linkup With Russia - James G. Neuger, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-217; Nov. 19, 2010
:: NATO to Offer Medvedev a Warm Embrace at Summit - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-217; Nov. 19, 2010
:: What to Expect From the NATO Summit in Lisbon - Vladimir Frolov, Vladimir Belaeff, Edward Lozansky, Alexandre Strokanov, Ulrich Weisser, Russia Profile; JRL 2010-217; Nov. 19, 2010
:: Russia Says NATO Arms Accord in Reach After Summit - Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-216; Nov. 18, 2010
:: Moscow Seethes as Bout Flies to U.S. - Howard Amos, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-215; Nov. 17, 2010
:: Case Into Magnitsky's Jail Death Nears End
- Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-215; Nov. 17, 2010
:: Russian prosecutors drop charges against businesswoman who died in custody - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-215; Nov. 17, 2010
:: Offering Nuclear Plus-ups, White House Awaits Kyl's Word on "New START" - Elaine M. Grossman, Global Security Newswire; JRL 2010-214; Nov. 16, 2010
:: Will the lame-duck Congress make good on Obama's reset? - Andrei Fedyashin, RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-214; Nov. 16, 2010
:: U.S. Missile Defense Projects to Go Ahead Regardless of Russia's Stance - U.S. Envoy to NATO - Interfax; JRL 2010-213; Nov. 15, 2010
:: New NATO Mission Statement to State Desire to Build Relations With Russia - U.S. Envoy to NATO - Interfax; JRL 2010-213; Nov. 15, 2010
:: Russians not keen on closer ties with NATO - poll - Interfax; JRL 2010-212; Nov. 12, 2010
:: Election Stakes High for Lukashenko - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-213; Nov. 15, 2010
:: Russia May Oust Lukashenko After Vote, Belarus Opposition Says - Alan Crawford, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-212, Nov. 12, 2010
:: [No Precedent, No Plan: Inside Russia's 1998 Default] - Martin Gilman; JRL 2010-213; Nov. 15, 2010
:: United Russia, Communist Party, a Just Russia to Qualify For Parliament in 2011 - Poll
Interfax; JRL 2010-213; Nov. 15, 2010
:: 500 Kiosks Closed, More to Follow - Alexandra Taranova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-213; Nov. 15, 2010
:: Poll Reveals Nearly Half of Russians Believe Not Living in Democracy - Interfax; JRL 2010-213; Nov. 15, 2010
:: Zhirinovsky at the end of the road? - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2010-212; Nov. 12, 2010
:: Russians more worried about alcoholism than human rights - poll - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-213; Nov. 15, 2010
:: Can rap change Russia? - Frederick Bernas; JRL 2010-213; Nov. 15, 2010
:: Fradkov Under Fire for Spy Defection - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-212; Nov. 12, 2010
:: Russia's 'demographic collapse' means fewer teachers needed - Putin - Interfax; JRL 2010-212; Nov. 12, 2010
:: Almost 40% of Russians drink to excess ­ expert - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-212; Nov. 12, 2010
:: Over 300 journalists killed in Russia in last 20 years - Interfax; JRL 2010-211; Nov. 11, 2010
:: More Denials Over Kashin Attack - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-211; Nov. 11, 2010
:: Attacked Russian journalist Kashin regains consciousness - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-211; Nov. 11, 2010
:: Politkovskaya Sleuths Take Up Kashin Case
- Moscow Times; JRL 2010-211; Nov. 11, 2010
:: Media outcry over attack on Kashin. What next? - Nikolai Troitsky; RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-210; Nov. 10, 2010
:: Russia's Population drops 4.8% since fall of Soviet Union - Business New Europe; JRL 2010-209; Nov. 9, 2010
:: Medvedev Fumes as More Journalists Are Beaten - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-209; Nov. 9, 2010
:: Journalists Need State Protection More Than Other Professions - Medvedev - Interfax; JRL 2010-209; Nov. 9, 2010
:: A Blow to the Head: The Loud Public and Media Outcry at the Brutal Attack on a Kommersant Journalist May Be Encouraging, but It Doesn't Mean There Is Hope for a Successful Investigation - Tom Balmforth, Russia Profile; JRL 2010-209; Nov. 9, 2010
:: [Medvedev] Meeting with Rossiyskaya Gazeta journalists - Kremlin.ru transcript; JRL 2010-209; Nov. 9, 2010
:: Russia may impose harsher punishments for attacks on journalists - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-209; Nov. 9, 2010
:: Future for "New START" Murky After Election
- Martin Matishak, Global Security Newswire; JRL 2010-208; Nov. 5, 2010
:: The lightness of history in the Caucasus
Thomas de Waal, OpenDemocracy.net; JRL #2010-208, Nov. 5, 2010
:: Medvedev, Putin say last farewell to Chernomyrdin - Interfax; JRL 2010-208; Nov. 5, 2010
:: Georgia Arrests Russian Spies Operating Before War - Helena Bedwell, Bloomberg; JRL #2010-208, Nov. 5, 2010
:: Interview: Top U.S. Diplomat Discusses Regional Developments, Abuses, Stalemates, And Cooperation - RFE/RL; JRL #2010-208, Nov. 5, 2010
:: Russia must tread carefully after Republican victory - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL #2010-208, Nov. 5, 2010
:: Russian pundits assess possible impact of US midterm polls on 'reset' - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-207, Nov. 4, 2010
:: Uncertain World: Talking Afghanistan without schadenfreude - Fyodor Lukyanov, RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-207, Nov. 4, 2010
:: Rasmussen: Unrealistic to Expect Russia to Join NATO - Interfax; JRL 2010-207; Nov. 4, 2010
:: NATO Seeks Russian Cooperation on Missile Defense - Lyubov Pronina, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-207; Nov. 4, 2010
:: Russian senior MPs split on START, positive on US ties after mid-term polls - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-207; Nov. 4, 2010
:: Clinton Says U.S. Can Pass Nuclear Treaty With Russia - Nicole Gaouette, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-207; Nov. 4, 2010
:: Chernomyrdin ­ the Great Survivor in a Troubled Epoch: Viktor Chernomyrdin's Incarnation as a "Red Director" Was One of Many Transformations That This Great Economic and Political Survivor Passed Through - Dmitry Babich, Russia Profile; JRL 2010-207; Nov. 4, 2010
:: NATO Relations Hang On Unity, U.S. Vote - Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL #2010-206, Nov. 3, 2010
:: Russian assistance in Afghanistan: A price to pay - Andrei Fedyashin, RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-206, Nov. 3, 2010
:: Text, Audio Of Khodorkovsky's Final Statement
- RFE/RL; JRL 2010-206; Nov. 3, 2010
:: Duma Committee May Decide to Reconsider New START Treaty Ratification Next Week - Interfax; JRL 2010-205; Nov. 1, 2010
:: The terrors lurking in Russia's taps - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2010-205; Nov. 1, 2010
:: Birth rate on rise in Russia, mortality rate dow - Interfax; JRL #2010-205, Nov. 1, 2010
:: Russia: Facing a Demographic Time-Bomb? - Richard Weitz, Eurasianet.org; JRL #2010-202, Oct. 27, 2010
:: Medvedev Says Fraud in State Tenders Costs $33Bln Yearly - Moscow Times; JRL 2010-205; Nov. 1, 2010
:: 'One Click' Tracking For Kremlin Decrees - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-205; Nov. 1, 2010
:: Russian ombudsman comments on investigations committee, Magnitskiy case - Interfax; JRL 2010-205; Nov. 1, 2010
:: Presidential Human Rights Council Could Be Renamed - Interfax; JRL 2010-205; Nov. 1, 2010
:: No change in Moscow's Afghan policy, despite NATO headquarters hype: Russia is Demanding One-Sided Western Concessions - Pavel Felgenhauer, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2010-204, Oct. 29, 2010
:: NATO Chief Sees 'New Start' With Russia - Breffni O'Rourke, RFE/RL; JRL #2010-202, Oct. 27, 2010
:: We've been in Afghanistan, we didn't like it - Russia's NATO envoy - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-202, Oct. 27, 2010
:: Russia's top human rights officials to attend opposition rally - Interfax; JRL 2010-203; Oct. 28, 2010
:: Smoking culture lingers, killing Russians slowly
- Diana Markosian, RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-203; Oct. 28, 2010
:: FSB Measure Points toward Return of 'Good Old Times' of Soviet Past, 'Nezavisimaya' Says - Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia; JRL 2010-203; Oct. 28, 2010
:: NGO Pledges 'Nightmares' for Corrupt Government Officials - Moscow Times; JRL 2010-203; Oct. 28, 2010
:: Corruption Watch: Bribery still on the rise
- Business New Europe; JRL 2010-203; Oct. 28, 2010
:: Corruption Rating Barely Changed - Nikolaus von Twickel; Moscow Times; JRL 2010-202; Oct. 27, 2010
:: Bastrykin proposes to reduce list of privileged officials as anti-corruption measure - Interfax; JRL 2010-199; Oct. 22, 2010
:: Moscow Mayor Sobyanin Inherits Gridlock, Deficit, Corruption - Lucian Kim, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-198; Oct. 21, 2010
:: ASN 2011 World Convention (Deadline Reminder: 3 November) - Dominique Arel; JRL 2010-202; Oct. 27, 2010
:: Sobyanin Keeps Luzhkov's Team ­ for Now - Alexander Bratersky, Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-202; Oct. 27, 2010
:: Moscow braces itself for surprise inspections - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2010-202; Oct. 27, 2010
:: Vladimir Putin discusses the publication of a version of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago for schoolchildren with Natalya Solzhenitsyna - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2010-202, Oct. 27, 2010
:: Russian defence reforms under fire - Anna Arutunyan , Moscow News; JRL 2010-201; Oct. 26, 2010
:: Russia-NATO relations depend on alliance's strategic concept - Lavrov - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-201; Oct. 26, 2010
:: Russian envoy hopes NATO summit will lay to rest Cold War ghosts - Interfax; JRL 2010-201; Oct. 26, 2010
:: WikiLeaks to release secret Russia, China logs - paper - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-201; Oct. 26, 2010
:: Award-Winning Russian Reporter Urges Journalists To 'Stand Together' - RFE/RL; JRL 2010-201; Oct. 26, 2010
:: Moscow spins contrasting images of the duumvirate: Popularity Matters: Russian "Macho" Prime Minister and "Tech" President Image Contest - Elena Chinyaeva, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2010-201; Oct. 26, 2010
:: Russian Musicians Play Their Part On Both Sides Of Political Divide - Daisy Sindelar, RFE/RL; JRL 2010-201; Oct. 26, 2010
:: Sobyanin Allows Larger 31st Rally - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-201; Oct. 26, 2010
:: A Blacklist and Fraud as Census Ends - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-201; Oct. 26, 2010
:: Fewer goblins, more Russians - Lidia Okorokova, Moscow News; JRL 2010-201; Oct. 26, 2010
:: MOSCOW BLOG: Quality versus quantity and the cost of shoes - Ben Aris, Business New Europe; JRL 2010-200; Oct. 25, 2010
:: Thousands Demand Putin's Ouster - Alexander Bratersky, Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-200; Oct. 25, 2010
:: Moscow marches - but not for long - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2010-200; Oct. 25, 2010
:: Russia's Kasyanov Says Regime Trying To Hoodwink Youth - RFE/RL; JRL 2010-200; Oct. 25, 2010
:: Poverty Rates Down, Life Expectancy Up
Moscow Times; JRL 2010-200; Oct. 25, 2010
:: Medvedev Needs Role Models to Spur Innovation, CMEA Capital Says - Lucian Kim, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-194; Oct. 15, 2010
:: A new Medevedev - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2010-199; Oct. 22, 2010
:: Moscow Gets a Hunter and a Technocrat - Alexandra Odynova, Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-199; Oct. 22, 2010
:: Sobyanin Promises to Revise City Spending - Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-199; Oct. 22, 2010
:: Sobyanin Portrait Emerges from Past - Alexander Bratersky, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-199; Oct. 22, 2010
:: New Moscow mayor 'tough but fair' - Lidia Okorokova, Moscow News; JRL 2010-199; Oct. 22, 2010
:: The New Dynamics Of Russia's Succession Process - Richard Sakwa, RFE/RL; JRL 2010-193; Oct. 14, 2010
:: 2-Week National Census Kicks Off - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-193; Oct. 14, 2010
:: In Ethnically Diverse Russia, 2010 Census Presents Logistical, Political Headaches - Daisy Sindelar, RFE/RL; JRL 2010-194; Oct. 15, 2010
:: Beware of fraud - Russia is taking a census - Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, Moscow News; JRL 2010-193; Oct. 14, 2010
:: 25 Questions For Everyone In Russia: The 2010 Census Begins - Kevin O'Flynn, RFE/RL; JRL 2010-194; Oct. 15, 2010
:: Luzhkov's no-show after court summons - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2010-193; Oct. 14, 2010
:: New Russian human rights adviser aims to 'de-Stalinize' social consciousness - Interfax; JRL 2010-192, Oct. 13, 2010
:: Surprise Candidate to Head Human Rights Council - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-192, Oct. 13, 2010
:: Appointment of new head of Russian rights council receives broad welcome - Interfax; JRL 2010-192, Oct. 13, 2010
:: New watchdog boosts hopes for Russian press freedom - Anna Sulimina, Moscow News; JRL 2010-192, Oct. 13, 2010
:: Russia Comes of Age ­ A personal note - Eric Kraus; JRL 2010-190; Oct. 11, 2010
:: Polls Yield High Turnout and a Death
Alexandra Odynova & Alexandra Taranova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-190; Oct. 11, 2010
:: Russian elections hit by corruption claims
Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2010-190; Oct. 11, 2010
:: Meeting: The New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB [Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, 2010] - From David Hoffman; JRL 2010-187; Oct. 6, 2010
:: Hearts Burn Ahead of Elections - Alexandra Odynova, The Moscow Times; JRL 2010-189; Oct. 8, 2010
:: Now find Politkovskaya's killers - Tim Wall, Moscow News; JRL 2010-189; Oct. 8, 2010
:: Politkovskaya Murder Case Is Not Being Probed in Earnest - Alexeyeva - Interfax; JRL 2010-188; Oct. 7, 2010
:: Russia reopens cases into 19 journalist deaths
- Lidia Okorokova, Moscow News; JRL 2010-187; Oct. 6, 2010
:: Human Rights Commissioner Speaks of Lack of Progress in Politkovskaya Case - Interfax; JRL 2010-188; Oct. 7, 2010
:: Investigation into Politkovskaya murder to be extended until February 2011 - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-187; Oct. 6, 2010
:: Government Focuses on Capital Investment - Irina Filatova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-187; Oct. 6, 2010
:: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes part in the investment forum Russia Calling [includes transcript] - premier.gov.ru; JRL 2010-187; Oct. 6, 2010
::
In Burned-Out Russian Villages, Promise Of New Homes Fails To Comfort Victims - Claire Bigg and Anastasia Kirilenko, RFE/RL; JRL 2010-187; Oct. 6, 2010
:: Foreign Executives to Sit Down With Putin - Derek Andersen, The Moscow Times; JRL 2010-186; Oct. 5, 2010
:: [FILM EVENT in Washington, D.C.:] "DESERT OF FORBIDDEN ART" Screening in Honor of Former Chair Sarah Carey, Nat'l Gallery of Art, Oct. 17, 2010 - Eurasia Foundation; JRL 2010-185; Oct. 4, 2010
:: "The Moscow News" turns 80 today
Tim Wall; JRL 2010-185; Oct. 4, 2010
:: Russian experts see hopeful signals in Latvia's parliamentary election - Lyudmila Alexandrova, RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-185; Oct. 4, 2010
:: Re: Russia's Path to NATO - Ira Straus; JRL 2010-185, Oct. 4, 2010
:: Russia Kills Off 1990s Icon — The Currency Exchange Booth - Kevin O'Flynn, RFE/RL; JRL 2010-185; Oct. 4, 2010
:: OSCE Monitors Eye Polls - Natalya Krainova, The Moscow Times; JRL 2010-185; Oct. 4, 2010
:: Luzhkov to risk jail in a bid to boost democracy
- Andy Potts, from The Moscow News; JRL 2010-185; Oct. 4, 2010
:: Sobyanin's Star Rises at Mayor Talks - Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-185; Oct. 4, 2010
:: Ex-Moscow Mayor Disparages Medvedev Democracy, Vows to Fight - Lucian Kim, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-185; Oct. 4, 2010
:: U.S.-Russia Accord on Missile Defense Almost Ready, Lavrov Says - Lucian Kim, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-184; Oct. 1, 2010
:: LUZHKOV: RUSSIAN FEDERATION WEEKLY SITREP
Patrick Armstrong; JRL 2010-184; Oct. 1, 2010
:: Putin Stays In The Shadows As Medvedev Ousts Luzhkov - Pavel Felgenhauer, Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2010-184; Oct. 1, 2010
:: Demise of 'Last Mohican' Completes Medvedev Purge - Lucian Kim, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-182; Sept. 29, 2010
:: Life after Luzhkov: the runners and riders in the race to be Moscow's new mayor - Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2010-182; Sept. 29, 2010
:: A Look at Luzhkov's Legacy - Natalya Krainova, The Moscow Times; JRL 2010-182; Sept. 29, 2010
:: Senior source confirms fraud probe into Moscow mayor's 'inner circle' - RIA-Novosti; JRL 2010-182; Sept. 29, 2010
:: News Analysis: Medvedev Shows He's His Own Man - Nabi Abdullaev, The Moscow Times; JRL 2010-182; Sept. 29, 2010
:: Kremlin Sources Say Mayor's Fate Is Sealed - Nikolaus von Twickel, The Moscow Times; JRL 2010-179; Sept. 22, 2010
:: Arctic summer ice could be gone 'sooner than expected' - RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-179; Sept. 22, 2010
:: From Gorky to Disney: Moscow's famous park is set for a radical makeover next year
Alina Lobzina, The Moscow News; JRL #2010-179, Sept. 22, 2010
:: Russia May Sell More Weapons to Syria, Serdyukov Says
Ilya Arkhipov, Lyubov Pronina from Bloomberg; JRL 2010-179, Sept. 22, 2010
:: Opposition coalition hopes to take on United Russia - Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2010-174, Sept. 15, 2010
:: A little more about democracy [Yuroslavl] - Nikolay Zlobin, Rossiiskaya Gazeta; JRL 2010-174, Sept. 15, 2010
:: Luzhkov Clashes With Medvedev in Struggle for Moscow - Ilya Arkhipov and Lyubov Pronina, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-174, Sept. 15, 2010
:: Rights Groups Undergo Surprise Checks - Alexey Eremenko, Alexandra Taranova, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2010-174, Sept. 15, 2010
:: Medvedev Gets 'Last Chance' to Escape Putin's Growing Shadow - Lucian Kim, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-173, Sept. 10, 2010
:: Medvedev, Putin, and Perestroika 2.0 - Gordon Hahn; JRL 2010-172, Sept. 9, 2010
:: Foreign policy at the service of modernisation: old wine in a new bottle - Agnieszka Ostrowska; JRL 2010-172, Sept. 9, 2010
:: Russia's Power and Alliances in the 21st Century; US-Russia Relations in the Post-Western World; Russian Theory of International Relations - Andrei Tsygankov, University of San Francisco; JRL 2010-172, Sept. 9, 2010
:: Moscow's Gorky Park May Get $1 Billion 'Ideological' Makeover - By Lyubov Pronina, Bloomberg; JRL #2010-173, Sept. 10, 2010
:: Putin at Valdai: Foreign Money In, Khodorkovsky Still Out - By Nabi Abdullaev, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2010-171, Sept. 8, 2010
:: One in three Russians still seek superpower status - poll - Interfax; JRL 2010-170, Sept. 7, 2010
:: Computer More Important Than Tank - Medvedev - Interfax; JRL 2010-171, Sept. 8, 2010
:: Half of Russians unhappy with their living conditions - poll - Interfax; JRL 2010-171, Sept. 8, 2010
:: Ruling party MP: current police bill to turn Russia into 'concentration camp' - Interfax; JRL 2010-170, Sept. 7, 2010
:: Election Watchdog Sees Apathy, Tricks - Natalya Krainova, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2010-170, Sept. 7, 2010
:: Russia needs steady development 'without leaps' - Putin - Interfax; JRL 2010-170, Sept. 7, 2010
:: SURVEY: Banks Gaze Cautiously At Better Times - Interfax; JRL 2010-160, Aug. 24, 2010
:: The Mortgaging of Ukraine's Independence - Ruslan Aliev, forwarding James Sherr, Chatham House link with Summary Points; JRL #2010-160, Aug. 24, 2010
:: "Tanks of August" publication [Russo-Georgian War] - from Ruslan Aliev, Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies; JRL #2010-161-32, Aug. 25, 2010
:: In Memoriam: Moshe Lewin - Michel Levine; JRL 2010-161, Aug. 25, 2010
:: Moshe Lewin's Death - Andrea Graziosi; JRL 2010-161, Aug. 25, 2010
:: re: Item #8 Aug 23, 2010/Russia's Peacetime Demographic Crisis: Dimensions, Causes, Implications - From Nicole Balkind, with link to Nicholas N. Eberstadt article; JRL 2010-160, Aug. 25, 2010.
:: Aiming to Capitalize On Fast Reactors - Moscow Times; JRL #2010-160, Aug. 24, 2010
:: Bushehr power plant: Russia balances on the edge of a sword - RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-160, Aug. 24, 2010
:: Nearly two-thirds of Russians oppose use of nuclear weapons - poll - Interfax; JRL #2010-160, Aug. 24, 2010
:: Russia no longer 'security threat' to Turkey
RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-159, Aug. 23, 2010
:: 3,000 Praise Forest, Assail Putin at Rally
- Moscow Times; JRL #2010-159, Aug. 23, 2010
:: Russian forum to help creation of new global security system - pundit
Interfax; JRL #2010-158, Aug. 20, 2010
:: Water could become 'strategic resource' - Russian security chief
RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-157, Aug. 19, 2010
:: Sochi meeting: Pushing the boundaries of global politics
Dmitry Kosyrev, RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-157, Aug. 19, 2010
:: Medvedev's office denies approving plans to disband cultural heritage watchdog
Interfax ; JRL 2010-157, Aug. 19, 2010
:: Grain Imports May Exceed Exports - Moscow Times 8-19-10
:: Abolishing regional presidents could hang on Tatarstan - Moscow News 8-19-10
:: Back to the 70s as stagnation beckons for Russia
- Moscow News 8-18-10
:: U.S. - Russia Cooperating On Forests - VOA 8-19-10
:: Weather forecasters as oracles - RIA Novosti 8-18-10
:: [Russia's Heat Wave] Re: Shevtsova-Kramer (JRL #154) - Sergei Roy 8-18-10
:: Putin thanks foreign pilots tackling wildfires in Russia - Interfax 8-18-10
:: Weather forecasters as oracles - RIA Novosti 8-17-10
:: Majority of Russians view North Caucasus situation as 'explosive' - poll - Interfax
:: Gorbachev's quest - RIA Novosti 8-17-10
:: Kaliningrad Governor Georgy Boos Ousted Amid Unrest - Moscow Times 8-17-10
:: Regional leaders need to have total trust of citizens - Russia's Medvedev - Interfax 8-17-10
:: Kaliningrad protests 'tip of iceberg' for governor leaving post - pundit - RIA Novosti 8-17-10
:: [Medvedev] Working meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov - Kremlin.ru transcript 8-17-10

Russia News Links - Recent Archive

:: NEWSLINK: Turkey Approves Russian Gas Plan - WSJ 12.29.11
:: NEWSLINK: China finds promise and setbacks in pursuit of Russian energy - WSJ 12.29.11
:: NEWSLINK: WTO accession, economic development, new prgms-key results of govt work - ITAR-TASS 12.29.11
NEWSLINK: What's Next for Russia's Political Leadership? - PBS 12.27.11
NEWSLINK: The West's Cold War Victory 20 Years On - RT 12.28.11
NEWSLINK: Truly free elections in Russia could solve Putin's problem with protesters - CSM 12.28.11
NEWSLINK: The Putin Paradox - http://lucianinmoscow.blogspot.com 12.28.11
NEWSLINK: In Russia, a new badge of honor for Putin critics: a jail term - CSM 12.28.11
NEWSLINK: Political Promotions in Russia Appear to Belie President’s Promise of Reform - NYT 12.28.11
NEWSLINK: Court throws out Yabloko election fraud suit - RT 12.29.11
NEWSLINK: Advertise on NYTimes.com Unlikely Agitator, an Insider, Speaks Out Against Electoral Fraud - NYT 12.29.11
NEWSLINK: Russian Bloggers’ Findings Support ‘Fingerprints of Fraud’ in Election Results - WSJ 12.28.11

:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Dubious Vote - WSJ 12.27.11
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's neighbors balk at Putin's big idea - Reuters 12.22.11
:: NEWSLINK: Putin sees little chance for talks with protestors - AFP 12.27.11
:: NEWSLINK:: Will Putin 2.0 be any different? - FT 12.27.11

:: NEWSLINK: Keeping tabs on Putin’s spooks - MN 12.26.11
:: NEWSLINK: Russia, Ukraine look to avert New Year gas row - Reuters 12.26.11
:: NEWSLINK: Land Reform Amendments Go Before Duma - MT/Vedemosti 12.27.11

:: NEWSLINK: The Mathematics Of Russian Election Fraud - Sublime Oblivion 12.26.11
:: NEWSLINK: Office Professionals Dominate Moscow’s Protest Movement - WSJ 12.27.11
:: NEWSLINK: [PDF] Who took part in the December 24 rally in Moscow, and for what reason - ITAR-TASS Sublime Oblivion 12.24.11
:: NEWSLINK: Demonstrations Indicate Russia's Political Progress - Konstantin Sonin/MT

:: NEWSLINK: The Next Russian Revolution? - NYT 12.24.11
:: NEWSLINK: After mass rally Russian elites are looking for way out of crisis - ITAR-TASS
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Putin risks losing touch amid protests - Reuters 12.25.11
:: NEWSLINK: Russia won't have a revolution - Canberra Times 12.26.11
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NEWSLINK: Presidential envoys ‘obsolete’ – Matvienko - Russia Today 12.26.11
:: NEWSLINK: Putin’s Children - NYT 12.26.11
:: NEWSLINK: First shoots appear of a new democratic Russia - Independent 12.26.11
:: NEWSLINK: Russia’s president talks reform as a protest movement gains force - WP 12.25.11
:: NEWSLINK: A Russian Fairy Tale for Christmas - lucianinmoscow.blogspot.com 12.25.11

:: NEWSLINK: Protests Swell Across Russia - Wall Street Journal 12-11-11/JRL 2011-223
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Putin under heavy pressure after mass protests - Reuters 12-11-11/JRL 2011-223
:: NEWSLINK: A Russian awakening - Economist 12-11-11/JRL 2011-223
:: NEWSLINK: What lies beyond the European watershed? - Russia Today 12-11-11/JRL 2011-223

:: NEWSLINK: Poor election shows Putin's vulnerability - Reuters 12-5-11/JRL 2011-218
:: NEWSLINK: Editorial Board Opinion: The farce of Russian elections - Washington Post 12-5-11/JRL 2011-218
:: NEWSLINK: Western Monitors Criticize Russian Elections - New York Times 12-5-11/JRL 2011-218
:: NEWSLINK: Russian elections could be a watershed - Business New Europe 12-5-11/JRL 2011-218
:: NEWSLINK: Yabloko with three-percent result in polls entitled to state financing - ITAR-TASS 12-5-11/JRL 2011-218

:: NEWSLINK: Russia’s Revolution Won’t Be Televised - Freedom House 11-30-11/JRL 2011-216
:: NEWSLINK: TV censorship crosses time zones in Putin's Russia - AP 12-1-11/JRL 2011-216
:: NEWSLINK: Berezovsky's Lawsuit Offers Moscow a Lesson - Moscow Times 12-1-11/JRL 2011-216
:: NEWSLINK: Russia targets U.S.-linked election monitor - Washington Post 11-30-11/JRL 2011-216
:: NEWSLINK: Vladimir Putin's 'managed democracy' faces key test in Russia - Christian Science Monitor 11-30-11/JRL 2011-216

:: NEWSLINK: Russia responds to NATO with radar station in Kaliningrad region - TASS 11-30-11/JRL 2011-215
:: NEWSLINK: Putin’s Facade Begins to Crumble - National Review 11-30-11/JRL 2011-215
:: NEWSLINK: The U.S.-Russian Reset in Recess - New York Times 11-30-11/JRL 2011-215
:: NEWSLINK: ... McFaul nomination moves forward - Foreign Policy 11-30-11/JRL 2011-215
:: NEWSLINK: Rebel Georgia region vote falls into chaos - Reuters 11-30-11/JRL 2011-215

:: NEWSLINK: US jury finds Russian 'merchant of death' guilty - AFP 11-2-11/JRL 2011-199
:: NEWSLINK: A Bout face: Moscow lobbies for Bout's return - Russia Today 11-3-11/JRL 2011-199
:: NEWSLINK: The ambassador of better will - Russia Beyond the Headlines 11-2-11/JRL 2011-198
:: NEWSLINK: Russia set to end 18-year wait to join WTO - Reuters 11-3-11/JRL 2011-199
:: NEWSLINK: WTO membership will improve Russia's investment climate - Russia Beyond the Headlines 11-2-11/JRL 2011-199
:: NEWSLINK: Russia Stays Transfixed by 12-Year-Olds Switched at Birth - New York Times 11-2-11/JRL 2011-199
:: NEWSLINK: Why We Hate Each Other - Moscow Times 11-2-11/JRL 2011-199
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev's Time - New York Times 11-3-11/JRL 2011-199
:: NEWSLINK: Putin surges up Forbes ‘most powerful people’ rankings - Russia Today 11-3-11/JRL 2011-199
:: NEWSLINK: Putin hails Russian boy as world's 7 billionth - Reuters 11-3-11/JRL 2011-199
:: NEWSLINK: Task Force Prescribes Steps to Advance U.S. Interests in Russia - Task Force on Russia and U.S. National Interests 10-31-11/JRL 2011-199

:: NEWSLINK: Russians carry message of change - Omaha World-Herald 10-28-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: Georgia agrees for compromise on Russia’s WTO accession - ITAR-TASS 10-28-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: Deal for Russia to Join W.T.O. Is Accepted by Georgians - New York Times 10-28-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Bolshoi Theatre reopens after historic refit - AFP 10-28-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: The land that Russia would like to forget - Economist 10-21-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: Does turnout matter? - Russia Beyond the Headlines 10-27-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: Thorn in Kremlin’s Side, Moscow Mayor Grows Even Sharper After His Dismissal - New York Times 10-27-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: Reflections on the tandem swap and Kudrin’s resignation - Valdai Club 10-28-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: Russia unveils 'e-government' initiative - Russia Today 10-28-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: Russia marks Constitutional Court’s 20th anniversary - ITAR-TASS 10-28-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: North Sea Route is another corridor from Europe to Asia – Levitin - ITAR-TASS 10-28-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: The Vanishing Arctic - Moscow Times 10-28-11/JRL 2011-195

:: NEWSLINK: The Yahoos and Bullies Who Wear White Coats - Transitions Online 10-27-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: Russian activists decry failure to denounce Stalin - AP 10-26-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: As Putin rises again, will the US-Russia 'reset' of ties hold? - Christian Science Monitor 10-26-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: Withdrawal From Afghanistan Could Kill the U.S.-Russia 'Reset' - Atlantic Monthly 10-26-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: Russia gives cool welcome to euro summit deal - Reuters 10-27-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: New sociological survey results: three parties can be elected in the State Duma - ITAR-TASS 10-27-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: U.S. keeps major lead over Russia in nuclear weapons - Washington Post 10-26-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: Russia fights low-level corruption while bigger fish go free - Russia Today 10-27-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINKS: Anti-corruption drive to target bureaucrats in clover - Russia Today 10-27-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: Discovering Russia [PDF] - Harriman Review 6-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: Kyrgyz presidential vote to expose north-south split - Reuters 10-27-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: Ukraine not to contest 2009 gas contracts with Russia - ITAR-TASS 10-27-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: No Reason to Fear Arab Spring in Russia - Moscow Times 10-27-11/JRL 2011-194

:: NEWSLINK: Top Republican assails Obama reset with Russia - Reuters 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: EU Pushes Georgia to Accept Russia's WTO Bid - Wall Street Journal 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: Bread Line or Stock Sale? - Wall Street Journal 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: Putin Takes a Populist Turn - Anders Aslund, Moscow Times 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: Russian voter apathy to help Putin-pollster - Reuters 10-25-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: The presidential plenipotentiary representatives may become economic deputy prime minister - ITAR-TASS 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: Putin takes driver’s seat as tandem rolls on - Russia Beyond the Headlines 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: The Justice Ministry will analyze the information in media reports and blogs - ITAR-TASS 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: Bribery charge perplexes Moscow school - Washington Post 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: Stopping the HIV Epidemic - Moscow Times 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: Russia to keep daylight saving time, inconveniences to be minor - ITAR-TASS 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: The Bolshoi Theatre on YouTube - YouTube/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: Bolshoi reopening live on YouTube - Russia Today 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: US should raise direct questions instead of “playing lists” – Lavrov - ITAR-TASS 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193

:: NEWSLINK: Last stand for Russia in China gas talks - Reuters 10-13-11/JRL 2011-185
:: NEWSLINK: Michael McFaul on what a “win-win situation” means for America - Russia Today 10-13-11/JRL 2011-185
:: NEWSLINK: Nominee wants normal trade status for Russia - Washington Post 10-13-11/JRL 2011-185
:: NEWSLINK: Prosecutors say greed doomed Russian arms trafficker - AFP 10-13-11/JRL 2011-185
:: NEWSLINK: Moscow continues to drive Russia's economic growth - Russia Beyond the Headlines 10-13-11/JRL 2011-185
:: NEWSLINK: Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre reopening after extensive renovation - Washington Post 10-13-11/JRL 2011-185
:: NEWSLINK: Putin's Kremlin return spooks rebuilt Chechnya - Reuters 10-13-11/JRL 2011-185
:: NEWSLINK: Vladimir Putin and the Paradox of Power - Forbes 10-12-11/JRL 2011-185
:: NEWSLINK: Conflict between Russian law enforcement agencies keeps smoldering - ITAR-TASS 10-13-11/JRL 2011-185
:: NEWSLINK: Why Putin Will Inherit an Unhappy FSB in 2012 - Moscow Times 10-13-11/JRL 2011-185
:: NEWSLINK: Curtain calls for Medvedev Jr. - Russia Today 10-13-11/JRL 2011-185

:: NEWSLINK: On The New Phase of the Crisis - Alexei Kudrin, Wall Street Journal 10-3-11/JRL 2011-177

:: NEWSLINK: No pain, no gain: Big defense spending to continue, says Medvedev - Russia Today 9-27-11/JRL 2011-173
:: NEWSLINK: S&P calm about Kudrin resignation but economists, investors jittery - AP 9-27-11/JRL 2011-173
:: NEWSLINK: No Putinism without Putin | The National Interest - The National Interest 9-26-11/JRL 2011-173
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev Will Be Fall Guy as Prime Minister - Moscow Times 9-26-11/JRL 2011-173
:: NEWSLINK: Who is Mr. Putin? Time to unwrap the riddle - Russia Today 9-26-11/JRL 2011-173
:: NEWSLINK: Prokhorov, Rogozin Lost in Putin's Kremlin Plans - Moscow Times 9-27-11/JRL 2011-173
:: NEWSLINK: The Kremlin Castling - Russia Beyond the Headlines 9-26-11/JRL 2011-173
:: NEWSLINK: For Russia’s Liberals, Putin Announcement Stokes Woes - New York Times 9-26-11/JRL 2011-173

:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev has to radically reform govt, Putin–take liberal policy - ITAR-TASS 9-26-11/JRL 2011-173
:: NEWSLINK: A true ‘Medvedev doctrine’ - Moscow News 9-26-11/JRL 2011-173
:: NEWSLINK: Russia warns US missile defense project outpacing dialogue - Russia Today 9-27-11/JRL 2011-173
:: NEWSLINK: Putin may restore tougher tone to relations with U.S. - Washington Post 9-26-11/JRL 2011-173

:: NEWSLINK: Russia, Ukraine make progress in gas talks - Reuters 9-25-11/JRL 2011-172

:: NEWSLINK: Putin's presidential ambitions signal a return to autocracy: Dmitry Medvedev's endorsement of his predecessor marks a black day for Russian democracy - Guardian 9-25-11/JRL 2011-172
:: NEWSLINK: Putin releases his presidential program - Russia Today 9-24-11/JRL 2011-172
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Putin to seek presidency, finance chief to go - Reuters 9-25-11/JRL 2011-172
:: NEWSLINK: Russia’s Ponzi problems - Russia Beyond the Headlines 9-23-11/JRL 2011-172
:: NEWSLINK: ‘We will respond just like during the last crisis’ - Russia Today 9-25-11/JRL 2011-172
:: NEWSLINK: Don't count out Russia's Kudrin just yet - Reuters 9-24-11/JRL 2011-172
:: NEWSLINK: Reset endures no matter who is Russia leader: U.S. - Reuters 9-24-11/JRL 2011-172

:: NEWSLINK: Elections in Russia: Welcome to the circus In place of genuine politics, the election season will be full of Kremlin-sanctioned buffoons, clowns and imps- Economist 9-17-11/JRL 2011-166
:: NEWSLINK: Kremlin puppet master faces errant oligarch - Reuters 9-16-11/JRL 2011-166
:: NEWSLINK: Lost elections: Prokhorov's Revolt - russiawatchers.ru 9-16-11/JRL 2011-166

:: NEWSLINK: Russia's $10 billion fund staffed up, ready for deals - Reuters 9-16-11/JRL 2011-165
:: NEWSLINK: Russia’s policymakers need a long-term vision for economic growth - Valdai Club 9-15-11/JRL 2011-165
:: NEWSLINK: IMF believes in Russia more than Russian officials - Voice of Russia 9-15-11/JRL 2011-165
:: NEWSLINK: Why Chubais Is Not Schwarzenegger - Moscow Times 9-14-11/JRL 2011-165
:: NEWSLINK: My Family’s Experiment in Extreme Schooling - New York Times 9-18-11/JRL 2011-165
:: NEWSLINK: Good news on Russian crime - Moscow News 9-12-11/JRL 2011-165

:: NEWSLINK: Time to shove off: The Soviet Union was undermined by stagnation and a sense of hopelessness. Is the same thing happening again? - Economist 9-10-11/JRL 2011-163
:: NEWSLINK: Bank tied to Russian billionaire politician raided - Reuters 9-8-11/JRL 2011-163
:: NEWSLINK: Nord Stream pipeline gives Russia edge in European gas wars - Christian Science Monitor 9-8-11/JRL 2011-163
:: NEWSLINK: From taiga to tank: hard scrabble for new oil - Reuters 9-8-11/JRL 2011-163
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev envoy says young Chechens want more freedom - Reuters 9-8-11/JRL 2011-163
:: NEWSLINK: For Abkhazia, Recognition Is Coming Piece by Piece - New York Times 9-8-11/JRL 2011-163
:: NEWSLINK: Libyan scenario in Syria unacceptable --Russian president - Russia Today 9-9-11/JRL 2011-163
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev criticizes Ukrainian "friends" for gas dispute - ITAR-TASS 9-9-11/JRL 2011-163
:: NEWSLINK: Fred Weir: "Medvedev vs. Putin would be the best thing for Russia" - Russia Today 9-6-11/JRL 2011-163
:: NEWSLINK: Magnitsky case investigtion not to be dropped without relatives consent - ITAR-TASS 9-9-11/JRL 2011-163

:: NEWSLINK: Ex-police officer arrested over Politkovskaya murder - AFP 8-24-11/JRL 2011-152
:: NEWSLINK: Magnitsky case probe extended to November 24 - ITAR-TASS 8-24-11/JRL 2011-152

:: NEWSLINK: Why Are We Baiting the Bear? - American Conservative 8-22-11/JRL 2011-152
:: NEWSLINK: Q+A: What is North Korea's leader doing in Russia? - Reuters 8-23-11/JRL 2011-152
:: NEWSLINK: Daunted Afghans find refuge in former foe Russia - Reuters 8-22-11/JRL 2011-152
:: NEWSLINK: Why Georgia Has Friends and Russia Doesn't - Moscow Times 8-23-11/JRL 2011-152
:: NEWSLINK: The Goldilocks conundrum in Russian foreign policy - Russia Today 8-23-11/JRL 2011-152
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's High Tech Promise - Forbes 8-22-11/JRL 2011-152
:: NEWSLINK: In Russia, working life ends at 40 - Russia Behind the Headlines 8-23-11/JRL 2011-152
:: NEWSLINK: Revisiting Island of Stability - Moscow Times 8-23-11/JRL 2011-152
:: NEWSLINK: REFORM LESSONS FOR PERESTROIKA 2.0 - Russia: Other Points of View 8-23-11/JRL 2011-152
:: NEWSLINK: The symbol of new Russia - Voice of Russia 8-23-11/JRL 2011-152

:: NEWSLINK: Tunnel linking US to Russia gains support - MSNBC 8-20-11/JRL 2011-151
:: NEWSLINK: Nord Stream edges closer with completion of first section - Russia Today 8-22-11/JRL 2011-151
:: NEWSLINK: Kim's Russia trip focusing on energy issue - AP 8-22-11/JRL 2011-151
:: NEWSLINK: Welcome to Russia’s Silicon Valley - Financial Times 8-22-11/JRL 2011-151
:: NEWSLINK: Russia’s CEC to have rehearsal of federal elections - ITAR-TASS 8-21-11/JRL 2011-151
:: NEWSLINK: St. Petersburg Scandal: 'Secret' Election - Wall Street Journal 8-20-11/JRL 2011-151
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Curious Campaign - The National Interest 8-20-11/JRL 2011-151

:: NEWSLINK: Detentions ordered after Russian riverboat sinking - Reuters 7-15-11/JRL 2011-126

:: NEWSLINK: Corruption, negligence plague former power Russia - Reuters 7-14-11/JRL 2011-125

:: NEWSLINK: Russians won't take Putin party domination - Mironov - Reuters 7-8-11/JRL 2011-122

:: NEWSLINK: Party Crashers: The Ministry of Justice's refusal to register PARNAS doesn't make life easier for United Russia and Right Cause; it makes them look less capable - Russia Beyond the Headlines 7-8-11/JRL 2011-122

:: NEWSLINK: No longer looking the other way: Charity is still nascent but growing in Russia. Recent growth has led to controversy, but advocates say vital signs reveal a healthy heart - Russia Beyond the Headlines 7-8-11/JRL 2011-122

:: NEWSLINK: Lyubimov vs. the Taganka Redux Ad Nauseam - Moscow Times 7-10-11/JRL 2011-122

:: NEWSLINK: Electric shock - business-standard.com 7-11-11/JRL 2011-122

:: NEWSLINK: Privatising Russia - Financial TImes 7-11-11/JRL 2011-122

:: NEWSLINK: Critics Slam German Political Award for Putin - AFP 7-10-11/JRL 2011-122

:: NEWSLINK: Inside Russia, new light shines on Magnitsky case - Russia Beyond the Headlines 7-11-11/JRL-122
:: NEWSLINK: Top Kremlin aide says Putin is God’s gift to Russia - Reuters 7-9-11/JRL-122
:: NEWSLINK: Moscow Elite See Kudrin as Possible Prime Minister - Wall Street Journal 7-8-11/JRL-122
:: NEWSLINK: A Tale of 2 Industrial Declines - Moscow Times 7-11-11/JRL-122
:: NEWSLINK: Northern Caucasus is inseparable from Russia – Surkov - Russia Today 7-8-11/JRL-122
:: NEWSLINK: Twitter shuts down mock Medvedev account - Russia Today 7-11-11/JRL-122

:: NEWSLINK: Russia says 128 may be dead in Volga river accident - Reuters 7-11-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's First Lady congratulates nation on Family Day - Itar-Tass 7-8-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK:Medvedev vows to further stimulate birth rate - Russia Today 7-8-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: Only ten pct Russians have over three children - survey - Itar-Tass 7-8-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: Singing Putin hits electronic music scene - Russia Today 7-8-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev meets international youth delegation, dodges election question again - Russia Today 7-8-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: Travel ban against two Putin critics is overturned - Washington Post 7-8-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: Communists want TV duels with opponents to be mandatory - Russia Today 7-8-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: Russia blasts European Parliament's resolution on elections - Russia Today 7-8-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: Russian State Duma closes its spring session - Itar-Tass 7-8-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: How targeted marketing can end Russia's tobacco burden - Moscow News 7-7-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: Rich Russians Move Cash to Europe - Wall Street Journal 7-7-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: Russia: pick your partners carefully - Financial Times 7-7-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: How Russia Can Copy China's Success - Moscow Times 7-8-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: As More Investors Seek Shelter in Gold, Russia Is Only Too Happy to Sell - New York Times 7-8-11/JRL-121
:: NEWSLINK: Belarus's crackdown: No applause, please: A hardline president is having to cope with a collapsing economy - Economist 7-7-11/JRL-121

:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Medvedev sides with human rights activists on Sergei Magnitsky killing - Christian Sciene Monitor 7-6-11/JRL 2011-120
:: NEWSLINK: Human rights council publishes expert analysis of the Magnitsky case - ITAR-TASS 7-7-11/JRL 2011-120

:: NEWSLINK: Russian lawyer likely beaten to death: Kremlin council - Reuters 7-6-11/JRL 2011-119
:: NEWSLINK: Investigators blame lawyer Magnitsky's death on prison medics - ITAR-TASS 7-5-11/JRL 2011-118

:: NEWSLINK: Kremlin lawyers say Russia fabricated Magnitsky case - Reuters 4-26-11/JRL 2011-73
:: NEWSLINK: Ukraine Leader Brushes Off Moscow - Wall Street Journal 4-26-11/JRL 2011-74
:: NEWSLINK: Russia backs tougher safety rules after Chernobyl - AP 4-26-11/JRL 2011-74
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Medvedev hints he may not run again - AP 4-26-11/JRL 2011-74
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Bolshoi to reopen after reconstruction - AP 4-25-11/JRL 2011-74
:: NEWSLINK: Russians want officials to report expenses - Russia Today 4-26-11/JRL 2011-74
:: NEWSLINK: Russia steps in to host 2012 Olympic meeting - AP 4-26-11/JRL 2011-74

:: NEWSLINK: Skolkovo should become “ideology” of Russian society - Medvedev - Russia Today 4-25-11/JRL 2011-73
:: NEWSLINK: Logic of samovar diplomacy - Russia Beyond the Headlines 4-25-11/JRL 2011-73
:: NEWSLINK: Only Communists mark Lenin birthday, most Russians for his burial - ITAR-TASS 4-22-11/JRL 2011-73
:: NEWSLINK: Breaking the Vicious Circle of Autocracy - Moscow Times 4-25-11/JRL 2011-73
:: NEWSLINK: Bulldog Fight Under the Rug - Moscow Times 4-25-11/JRL 2011-73
:: NEWSLINK: 2012 Race Could Come Down to Coke vs. Pepsi - Moscow Times 4-25-11/JRL 2011-73
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Medvedev speaks of life after presidency - Reuters 4-25-11/JRL 2011-73

:: NEWSLINK: House funding bill cuts $1 billion from nuclear security and nonproliferation - Foreign Policy 2-17-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: Deja vu: Russia, US at odds over missile defense - AP 2-18-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: Gazprom ready for regular gas deliveries to USA - ITAR-TASS 2-18-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: Two's a crowd as Russian state banks squeeze rivals - Reuters 2-18-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's investment climate hurting growth: minister - AFP 2-18-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: President Medvedev wants harsher punishment for bribes - ITAR-TASS 2-17-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: Vasileva Bombshell: Big Claims, Little Evidence - Sean’s Russia Blog 2-16-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: Demography in Russia: cautious optimism - Voice of Russia 2-17-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: Russia needs fair elections to back reforms: Kudrin - Reuters 2-18-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: PICKYPEEKS — RUSSIAN SECRETS WITHOUT THE EMBARRASSING LEAKS - Business Insider 2-18-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: Wikileaks about Saakashvili’s talk with Vershbow - Times (Armenia) 2-17-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: Georgia says no US request for missile shield radar - ITAR-TASS 2-18-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: Egyptian scenario possible in Georgia – opposition leader - Russia Today 2-18-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: North Caucasus envoy faces tough challenges - Russia Beyond The Headlines 2-17-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: US ambitions above European stability - Russia Today 2-18-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev, Putin visit Sochi Olympic skiing centre - ITAR-TASS 2-18-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: Kyrgyzstan names mountain Vladimir Putin - AFP 2-17-11/JRL 2011-30

:: NEWSLINK: Natalya Vasilyeva Interview - Broken Justice: how Khodorkovsky judge was pressured into verdict - OpenDemocracy.net, apparently providing translation of gazeta.ru interview, 2-14-11/JRL JRL 2011-27

:: NEWSLINK: Report: Russia warns US over missile defense plans - AP 2-3-11/JRL 2011-21
:: NEWSLINK: Boris Yeltsin: Ups and downs in the eyes of the world - Russia Beyond the Headlines 2-3-11/JRL 2011-21
:: NEWSLINK: Ballet-loving Russia roots for Black Swan Oscar - Reuters 2-7-11/JRL 2011-21

:: NEWSLINK: Moving Lenin's body won't cut Russia's ties to its Soviet past - Washington Post 2-6-11/JRL 2011-21
:: NEWSLINK: U.S.-Style College Exams Take Hold in Russia - New York Times 2-7-11/JRL 2011-21
:: NEWSLINK: The making of Mikhail Khodorkovsky - Russia Beyond the Headlines 2-2-11/JRL 2011-21
:: NEWSLINK: Opposition gears up for Duma election - Russia Today 2-7-11/JRL 2011-21
:: NEWSLINK: In Need of Judicial Cleansing - Moscow Times 2-7-11/JRL 2011-21
:: NEWSLINK: In Russia's Muslim south, insurgency gains strength - Reuters 1-31-11/JRL 2011-21
:: NEWSLINK: Deeper cuts daunting after U.S.-Russia nuclear pact - Reuters 2-4-11/JRL 2011-20
:: NEWSLINK: Russian Orthodox Church allowed to enter politics - Reuters 2-3-11/JRL 2011-20
:: NEWSLINK: Opposition’s Day of Rage sanctioned for first time - Russia Today 2-4-11/JRL 2011-21
:: NEWSLINK: Opposition free to go on air – Putin- Russia Today 2-3-11/JRL 2011-21
:: NEWSLINK: Post-terrorism syndrome - Russia Beyond the Headlines 2-3-11/JRL 2011-21
:: NEWSLINK: Kazakhstan to hold early presidential vote April 3 - AP 2-3-11/JRL 2011-20
:: NEWSLINK: NATO must guarantee it does not view Russia as potential enemy – envoy - Russia Today 2-4-11/JRL 2011-20
:: NEWSLINK: Russian uproar over adopted boy's punishment in US - AP 2-4-11/JRL 2011-20
:: NEWSLINK: Welcome to BURK, Europe's new economic power - AFP 2-3-11/JRL 2011-20
:: NEWSLINK: Dreams of an iPad Economy for Russia - Business Week 2-3-11/JRL 2011-20
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Demography: Population Has Small Decline In 2010 - Arctic Progress 2-2-11/JRL 2011-20

:: NEWSLINK: Russia detains suspects in deadly airport blast - AP 2-3-11/JRL 2011-19
:: NEWSLINK: Airport Bombing Serves as Wake-Up Call - Moscow Times Op-Ed 2-1-11/JRL 2011-19
:: NEWSLINK: Egyptian Revolt Inspires Russian Opposition Activists - Time 2-2-11/JRL 2011-19
:: NEWSLINK: Arab World's Riled Youth vs. Russia's Dying Star - Moscow Times Op-Ed 2-1-11/JRL 2011-19
:: NEWSLINK: On a stage in Kamchatka, flouting government orders - Washington Post 2-2-11/JRL 2011-19
:: NEWSLINK: Ousted Moscow mayor hits back at critics - Financial Times 2-2-11/JRL 2011-19
:: NEWSLINK: Fearless Russians head for Egypt - Financial Times 2-3-11/JRL 2011-19

:: NEWSLINK: Boris Yeltsin: What’s in a name? - Russia Today 2-1-11/JRL 2011-19
:: NEWSLINK: Cracks in the Russian Regime - New York Times 1-31-11/JRL 2011-18
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev: State companies too slow to modernize Medvedev criticizes state-owned companies for moving too slowly on adopting new technologies- AP 1-31-11/JRL 2011-18
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev Takes Pass in Davos on Rule of Law - Moscow Times 1-31-11/JRL 2011-18
:: NEWSLINK: WHY PUTIN WILL NOT RETURN TO THE PRESIDENCY….NOT IN 2012 ANYWAY - Russia: Other Points of View 1-28-11/JRL 2011-18
:: NEWSLINK: No Sun Without Medvedev - Moscow Times 1-31-11/JRL 2011-18
:: NEWSLINK: Losing to Terrorism: Putin’s get-tough policies are a disaster, as the Moscow airport bombing proves. Why are Russians so unwilling to admit it? - Newsweek 1-30-11/JRL 2011-18

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:: NEWSLINK: Despite rapid growth, Russian state bureaucracy still not particularly large - Business New Europe 1-28-11/JRL 2011-18
:: NEWSLINK: Russia: Khodorkovsky Verdict Threatens Foreign Investment - Time 1-4-11/JRL 2011-2
:: NEWSLINK: Oil Oligarch Khodorkovsky's Sentence Not Representative Of Russia's Advances - Minyanville 1-3-11/JRL 2011-2
:: NEWSLINK: Book Review of "Lonely Power" - Foreign Affairs 1-11/2-11/JRL 2011-2
:: NEWSLINK: When oil prices rise, Russia has freedom over a barrel - Washington Post 1-3-11/JRL 2011-2
:: NEWSLINK: Arrests in Russia Signal Divisions Over Dissent - New York Times 1-3-11/JRL 2011-2
:: NEWSLINK: Meet the Persident - In surreal Russia, fake presidential tweets are much more relevant - Foreign Policy 1-3-11/JRL 2011-2
:: NEWSLINK: Hope your New Year's was okay | Russia Beyond The Headlines - Russia Beyond the Headlines 1-3-11/JRL 2011-2
:: NEWSLINK: West wrings hands over Belarus - Global Post 1-1-11/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK: China Reaches Deep Into Central Asia - New York Times 1-3-11/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK: The nuclear clean-out - Foreign Policy 12-30-10/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK: Anna Chapman stars in New Year 'Soviet spy film' - AFP 1-1-11/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK: From pens to pipes, Moscow reveals decades of spying secrets - AFP 1-3-11/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK: Xinhua Interview: Russia-China pipeline to shape new global energy market: expert - Xinhua 1-1-11/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK ..... 2011: hollow growth or major overhaul for Russia's economy? - Daily Telegraph 1-2-11/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK: Retranslation of "Dr. Zhivago," a searing indictment of war through the lens of its victim - Philadelpia Inquirer 1-2-11/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK: Book review: 'The Return: Russia's Journey From Gorbachev to Medvedev,' by Daniel Treisman - Dallas News 1-2-11/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK: Russia Ready For Tourists - Bureaucrats Are Not - Argophilia 1-3-11/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK: Russia Detains Demonstrators - AFP 1-1-11/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK: Russians told to ditch booze - AFP 1-1-11/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK: Russian President: Let all our dreams come true. Happy New Year 2011! - Russia Today 1-1-11/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK: Russia TV pokes fun at ruling tandem in New Year cartoon - AFP 1-1-11/JRL 2011-1
:: NEWSLINK: Anna Chapman, Mum on Spying, Takes to Russian TV - New York Times 12-31-10/JRL 2010-239
:: NEWSLINK: Eurasia in 2011: Recovery bolsters political stability - Foreign Policy Magazine 12-30-10/JRL 2010-239
:: NEWSLINK: Why western authors are in love with Mother Russia - The Observer 12-31-10/JRL 2010-239
:: NEWSLINK: A rally to bring people closer together - Russia Beyond The Headlines

:: NEWSLINK: Khodorkovsky sentencing may complicate RF admission to WTO - US - ITAR-TASS
:: NEWSLINK: Lawyers appeal Khodorkovsky sentence - Russia Today 12-31-10/JRL 2010-239
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Khodorkovsky sentenced, West concerned - Reuters 12-31-10/JRL 2010-239
:: NEWSLINK: West lashes Russia over Khodorkovsky sentence - AFP 12-31-10/JRL 2010-239
:: NEWSLINK: Khodorkovsky's lawyer appeals his new sentence - AP 12-31-10/JRL 2010-239
:: NEWSLINK: A rally to bring people closer together - Russia Beyond The Headlines 12-29-10/JRL 2010-239
:: NEWSLINK: Russia’s ups and downs in 2010: the final cut - Russia Today 12-31-10/JRL 2010-239
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's great defender of history and protector of cultural wealth - Irish Times 12-30-10/JRL 2010-238
:: NEWSLINK: Georgy Filimonov "Russia’s Soft Power Potential. Russia to Build Up Its International Influence - Russia in Global Affairs/JRL 2010-238

:: NEWSLINK: Russian President sums up year’s events in TV interview: full transcript - Russia Today 12-26-10/JRL 2010-235
:: NEWSLINK: Kremlin's Imperial Ambitions Ended in 2010 - The Moscow Times 12-23-10/JRL 2010-235
:: NEWSLINK: Public Chamber to form working group for discussing Manezh Square events - ITAR-TASS 12-14-10/JRL 2010-230
:: NEWSLINK: Russian liberals to create new party, many say its chances are few - ITAR-TASS 12-14-10/JRL 2010-230
:: NEWSLINK: Public Chamber to form working group for discussing Manezh Square events - ITAR-TASS 12-14-10/JRL 2010-230
:: NEWSLINK: Time Is Not on Kremlin's Side - Moscow Times 12-14-10/JRL 2010-230
:: NEWSLINK: In Siberia Race, Ruling Party Uses Clenched Fist - New York Times 12-11-10/JRL 2010-229
:: NEWSLINK: Wiki Drives a Wedge Into the Tandem - The Moscow Times 12-13-10/JRL 2010-229
:: NEWSLINK: No normal state in Russia if crime and corruption not stopped - ITAR-TASS 12-12-10/JRL 2010-229
:: NEWSLINK: Corruption, not nationalism behind latest Moscow riots - Russia Today 12-13-10/JRL 2010-229
:: NEWSLINK: Eduard Limonov interview: Political rebel and Vladimir Putin's worst nightmare - Guardian 12-12-10/JRL 2010-229
:: LINK: US Embassy Moscow February 2008 cable on "Russian Prisons" - U.S. Embassy Moscow/Wikileaks - JRL 2010-238
:: NEWSLINK: The Khodorkovsky verdict: Doing things the Putin way - Economist 12-29-10/JRL 2010-238
:: NEWSLINK: Khodorkovsky sentenced to 13.5 years - Russia Today 12-31-10/JRL 2010-238
:: NEWSLINK: Khodorkovsky handed 14-year jail term - AFP 12-29-10/JRL 2010-238
:: NEWSLINK: Economist says ‘No Fundamental Reforms’ Under Medvedev - The Other Russia 12-29-10/JRL 2010-238
:: NEWSLINK: “You start talking about elections and everyone stops working” - Putin - Russia Today 12-30-10/JRL 2010-238
:: NEWSLINK: Russia premier sums up country’s main achievements in 2010 - ITAR-TASS 12-29-10/JRL 2010-238
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's great defender of history and protector of cultural wealth - Irish Times 12-30-10/JRL 2010-238
:: NEWSLINK: Twelve Russian wonders - Russia Beyond The Headlines 12-30-10/JRL 2010-238

:: NEWSLINK: Russian President sums up year’s events in TV interview: full transcript - Russia Today 12-26-10/JRL 2010-235
:: NEWSLINK: Kremlin's Imperial Ambitions Ended in 2010 - The Moscow Times 12-23-10/JRL 2010-235

:: NEWSLINK: Senate ratifies new U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons treaty - Washington Post 12-21-10
:: NEWSLINK: The Russian State Duma waits for US Senate voting on START - ITAR-TASS 12-22-10/JRL 2010-234
:: NEWSLINK: The challenges of modernizing Russia - Russia Behind the Headlines 12-20-10/JRL 2010-234
:: NEWSLINK: High Corruption and Low Growth Spoil 2010 - Moscow Times 12-22-10/JRL 2010-234
:: NEWSLINK: The Concealed Battle to Run Russia by Amy Knight - The New York Review of Books 1-13-11/JRL 2010-234
:: NEWSLINK: Switch on, switch off: how law sustains the Russian system - openDemocracy 12-17-10/JRL 2010-234
:: NEWSLINK: Young Russians in search of faith are turning to Islam - Washington Post 12-21-10/JRL 2010-234
:: NEWSLINK: Ecologists angry over plan for laying road through Khimki forest - ITAR-TASS 12-21-10/JRL 2010-234
:: NEWSLINK: Russian privatization mastermind Chubais shares view on 2012 presidential poll - Russia Today 12-22-10/JRL 2010-234
:: NEWSLINK: Working Toward a Russia for All - Moscow Times 12-22-10/JRL 2010-234
:: NEWSLINK: And so, is this Christmas? - Russia Behind the Headlines 12-20-10/JRL 2010-234
:: NEWSLINK: Russians to face tougher restrictions on moving - AP 12-21-10/JRL 2010-233
:: NEWSLINK: Mirror of Kushchyovskaya - Moscow Times 12-20-10/JRL 2010-233
:: NEWSLINK: President’s Human Rights advisor says no plans for de-Stalinization in Russia - Russia Today 12-21-10/JRL 2010-233
:: NEWSLINK: Economic Glasnost - Moscow Times 12-20-10/JRL 2010-233
:: NEWSLINK: Kremlin poker-faced as US Senate mulls arms pact - AP 12-21-10/JRL 2010-233
:: NEWSLINK: The Return of Glasnost - Moscow Times 12-21-10/JRL 2010-233
:: NEWSLINK: India, Russia reaffirm strategic partnership - AP 12-21-10/JRL 2010-233
:: NEWSLINK: Belarus risks alienating both Russia, EU in wake of political crackdown - Christian Science Monitor 12-21-10/JRL 2010-233
:: NEWSLINK: Sprinting for votes: Russia prepares for a year of elections - openDemocracy 12-15-10/JRL 2010-231
:: NEWSLINK: Why Russia Is Not for Foreigners - Moscow Times 12-16-10/JRL 2010-231
:: NEWSLINK: Poll shows 33% of Russians use online networking Web sites - PRIME-TASS 12-16-10/JRL 2010-231
:: NEWSLINK: Social disadvantage meets poor policing - Russia Today 12-15-10/JRL 2010-231
:: NEWSLINK: Putin urges crackdown on extremism, but suggests no steps to ease ethnic tensions - ITAR-TASS 12-16-10/JRL 2010-231
:: NEWSLINK: Putin: Moscow riots show need for stronger order - AP 12-16-10/JRL 2010-231
:: NEWSLINK: We all are children of one fatherland – Putin - Russia Today 12-16-10/JRL 2010-231
:: NEWSLINK: Alina Kabaeva on cover of Russia's Vogue in triumph of celebrity politics - Christian Science Monitor 12-15-10/JRL 2010-231
:: NEWSLINK: Why the EU must help Russia to reform - European Voice 12-16-10/JRL 2010-231
:: NEWSLINK: WTO to help Russia's image but hurt its manufacturers - Reuters 12-15-10/JRL 2010-230

:: NEWSLINK: Russian Road Ruling Damps Optimism Over Medvedev - Wall Street Journal 12-15-10/JRL 2010-230
:: NEWSLINK: Obama faces fight over missile defense as he presses New START ratification - Washington Post 12-12-10/JRL 2010-229
:: NEWSLINK: Gorbachev's Philanthropic Journey - Wall Street Journal 12-13-10/JRL 2010-229
:: NEWSLINK: Geopolitics For Dummies: What Does The Collapse Of The Soviet Union Really Mean? - theivanovosti.typepad.com 12-12-10/JRL 2010-229


:: NEWSLINK: Deputy PM: Tbilisi Wants More Military Cooperation with U.S. - Civil Georgia 12-16-10/JRL 2010-231
:: NEWSLINK: Putin issues chilling message to tycoon Khodorkovsky - AFP 12-16-10/JRL 2010-231
:: NEWSLINK: How to Resolve the Georgia Conflict - Moscow Times 12-16-10/JRL 2010-231
:: NEWSLINK: Legal cases to determine Russia's future with the West - Washington Post 12-15-10/JRL 2010-230
:: NEWSLINK: Democrats making push on US-Russia arms treaty - AP 12-15-10/JRL 2010-230
:: NEWSLINK: WikiLeaks: 'Left with Russia, Abkhaz Looking for Daylight' - Civil Georgia 12-12-10/JRL 2010-230
:: NEWSLINK: In Siberia Race, Ruling Party Uses Clenched Fist - New York Times 12-11-10/JRL 2010-229
:: NEWSLINK: Eduard Limonov interview: Political rebel and Vladimir Putin's worst nightmare - Guardian 12-12-10/JRL 2010-229
:: NEWSLINK: Public Chamber to form working group for discussing Manezh Square events - ITAR-TASS 12-14-10/JRL 2010-230
:: NEWSLINK: Assange and the Anarchist War Against the U.S. - Moscow Times 12-15-10/JRL 2010-231
:: NEWSLINK: Russian liberals to create new party, many say its chances are few - ITAR-TASS 12-14-10/JRL 2010-230
:: NEWSLINK: Time Is Not on Kremlin's Side - Moscow Times 12-14-10/JRL 2010-230
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev: Let court rule on Khodorkovsky, not us - AP 12-24-10/JRL 2010-235
:: NEWSLINK: The Khodorkovsky Death Watch - Truth & Beauty (… and Russian Finance) 12-14-10/JRL 2010-233
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Khordokovsky Discount - Wall Street Journal 12-20-10/JRL 2010-233
:: NEWSLINK: Protests as verdict is delayed for Khodorkovsky - AP 12-15-10/JRL 2010-230

:: NEWSLINK: Wiki Drives a Wedge Into the Tandem - Moscow Times 12-13-10/JRL 2010-229
:: NEWSLINK: No normal state in Russia if crime and corruption not stopped - ITAR-TASS 12-12-10/JRL 2010-229
:: NEWSLINK: Corruption, not nationalism behind latest Moscow riots - Russia Today 12-13-10/JRL 2010-229
:: NEWSLINK: Oleg Kashin - A Beating On My Beat - New York Times 12-12-10/JRL 2010-229
:: NEWSLINK: Five Reasons Why Russia Could Join NATO - Moscow Times 12-9-10/JRL 2010-228
:: NEWSLINK: Another Nuclear Pact With Russia Close to Approval - New York Times 12-10-10/JRL 2010-228
:: NEWSLINK: NATO: Ties with Russia on track, despite WikiLeaks - AP 12-11-10/JRL 2010-228
:: NEWSLINK: Fan violence may prove Russia's headache in 2018 WC preparations - ITAR-TASS 12-9-10/JRL 2010-228
:: NEWSLINK: Vladimir Putin orders ethics training for drivers with blue flashing lights - Russian prime minister wants drivers to take course in hope of easing public anger over misuse of flashing lights - Guardian 12-9-10/JRL 2010-228
:: NEWSLINK: Putin orders two ministries to work jointly on controversial highway plan - Russia Today 12-10-10/JRL 2010-228
:: NEWSLINK: Be critical, not hypocritical: Western leaders should be much readier to criticise Russia - Economist 12-9-10/JRL 2010-228
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:: NEWSLINK: In Russia, freedom of speech belongs to the state - Washington Post 12-9-10/JRL 2010-228
:: NEWSLINK: Frost at the core: Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin are presiding over a system that can no longer change - Economist 12-9-10/JRL 2010-228
:: NEWSLINK: Political rights situation in Russia gets better - ITAR-TASS 12-9-10/JRL 2010-228
:: NEWSLINK: Russia’s World Cup Lesson: Keep Politics Quiet - New York Times 12-8-10/JRL 2010-227
:: NEWSLINK: NATO plans to defend Baltics from Russia - AP 12-7-10/JRL 2010-227
:: NEWSLINK: The Best News Rubles Can't Buy - Moscow Times 12-7-10/JRL 2010-227
:: NEWSLINK: 2 Russian Grocers Move to Thwart Wal-Mart - New York Times 12-7-10/JRL 2010-227
:: NEWSLINK: Leaked memo offers insight to Russian security agencies - Washington Post 12-6-10/JRL 2010-227
:: NEWSLINK: Russia in 2011: State leads economic recovery - Russia Behind the Headlines 12-6-10/JRL 2010-227
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev honours Polish master director Wajda - AFP 12-6-10/JRL 2010-227
:: WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTO - NEWSLINK: WikiLeaks Archive - U.S. Cables Side With Georgia - ITAR-TASS 12-2-10/JRL 2010-224
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's World Cup coup shows Putin's power - AP 12/2/10
:: NEWSLINK: The U.S. and Russia: Reinventing a Relationship - World Politics Review 12-2-10/JRL 2010-224
:: NEWSLINK: A Triumph of Aimlessness - Moscow Times 12-2-10/JRL 2010-224
:: NEWSLINK: Governors want continued control over media - Barents Observer 12-2-10/JRL 2010-224
:: NEWSLINK: WikiLeaks Archive - Dim View of Russia and Putin - New York Times Review 12-1-10/JRL 2010-224
:: NEWSLINK: OSCE needs modernization to fit into new global architecture – Medvedev - Russia Today 12-1-10/JRL 2010-223
:: NEWSLINK: Georgia in Latest WikiLeaks Releases - Civil Georgia 12-1-10/JRL 2010-223
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev hits with sure-win issue in his State-of-the-Nation Address - ITAR-TASS 12-1-10/JRL 2010-224
:: NEWSLINK: Russian, U.S. Officials Near Adoption Accord - AP 11-30-10/JRL 2010-223
:: NEWSLINK: Running From the Wild 2000s - Moscow Times 12-1-10/JRL 2010-223
:: NEWSLINK: GOP Softens Stance on Missile Treaty - Wall Street Journal 12-1-10/JRL 2010-223
:: NEWSLINK: Putin Criticizes U.S. Remarks on Russia - New York Times 12-1-10/JRL 2010-223
:: NEWSLINK: “Putin Still Holding the Reins” - Sean’s Russia Blog 11-30-10/JRL 2010-223
:: NEWSLINK: Presidential human rights council proposes "de-Stalinization" measures - Russia Today 11-30-10/JRL 2010-224
:: NEWSLINK: World Cup 2018: A Potential Catalyst for Modernization - Business News Agency - PRIME-TASS 11-29-10/JRL 20
:: NEWSLINK: World Cup 2018: A Potential Catalyst for Modernization - Business News Agency - PRIME-TASS 11-29-10/JRL 2010-223
:: NEWSLINK: Neither Batman nor Joker, Putin gets serious on Larry King Live - Russia Today 12-1-10/JRL 2010-223
:: NEWSLINK: Russia suffers blow with Putin absence - AP 12-1-10/JRL 2010-223
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Medvedev warns of new arms race - AP 11-30-10/JRL 2010-222
:: NEWSLINK: Marching Forward or Falling Back? - Moscow Times 11-30-10/JRL 2010-222
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev's star fades ahead of Russia's 2012 vote - Reuters 11-30-10/JRL 2010-222
:: NEWSLINK: Russia’s foreign view not just to the West - Russia Today 11-30-10/JRL 2010-222
:: NEWSLINK: Russian President delivers annual public address - Russia Today 11-30-10/JRL 2010-222
:: NEWSLINK: Care of future generations central to president’s annual message - ITAR-TASS 11-30-10/JRL 2010-222
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev's Address Must Break From the Past - Moscow Times 11-30-10/JRL 2010-222
:: NEWSLINK: One scientist's hobby: recreating the ice age - AP 11-30-10/JRL 2010-222
:: NEWSLINK: Bella Akhmadulina, Major Russian Poet, Dies at 73 - New York Times 11-30-10/JRL 2010-222
:: NEWSLINK: Parfenov's magic touch -
Economist 11-29-10/JRL 2010-222
:: NEWSLINK: Russian TV broadcaster's invective produces resounding effect - ITAR-TASS 11-29-
10/JRL 2010-222
:: NEWSLINK: Beaten reporter Kashin: Russian media freedom shrinking- AP 11-29-10/JRL 2010-222
:: NEWSLINK: 10 Reasons Why the Economy Will Recover - Moscow Times 11-25-10/JRL 2010-220
:: NEWSLINK: Administration hunts for GOP votes needed to approve arms pact - Washington Post 11-27-10/JRL 2010-220
:: NEWSLINK: Not Everyone Hates Russia - Moscow Times 11-26-10/JRL 2010-220
:: NEWSLINK: About 30,000 Russian scientists work abroad – FMS chief - ITAR-TASS 11-27-10/JRL 2010-220
:: NEWSLINK: No key differences left at Russia's talks on WTO membership - ITAR-TASS 11-27-10/JRL 2010-220
:: NEWSLINK: Horror summer fails to shift Russia climate scepticism - - AFP 11-26-10/JRL 2010-220
:: NEWSLINK: Minister orders intensified fight against corrupt officials - ITAR-TASS 11-27-10/JRL 2010-220
:: NEWSLINK: Wikileaks release: in Russia, fear of damage to future US relations - Christian Science Monitor 11-26-10/JRL 2010-220
:: NEWSLINK: Europe's poorest nation chooses between east, west - AP 11-28-10/JRL 2010-220
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev warns of Soviet-era 'stagnation' - AFP 11-24-10/JRL 2010-220
:: NEWSLINK: Russians tired of stagnation - poll - Russia Today 11-26-10/JRL 2010-220
:: NEWSLINK: Russia-NATO: period of cooled relations over - experts - ITAR-TASS 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: The Russia-NATO summit: the beginning of the beginning 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: New START's Failure Wouldn't Be Fatal - Moscow Times 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Tolstoy: Russia’s thunderous prophet - Financial Times 11-19-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Russian language changes as it goes global - Russia Behind the Headlines 11-19-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: For Poor Russians, Blond Hair Is a Snippet of Gold - New York Times 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Meeting Aims to Turn Tiger Fascination Into Conservation - New York Times 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Russian high-school students to read The Gulag Archipelago - Russia Behind the Headlines 11-19-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Ukraine Leader Pushes Triangular Partnership - New York Times 11-23-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Russian TV news crew arrested filming Ga. protest - AP 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: A Future of Foul Language and Worms - The Moscow Times 11-23-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Russia could shun European rights court -- top judge - Reuters 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Putin seeks deal to save the tiger - Reuters 11-23-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Russians ready for proposed registration changes - Russia Beyond the Headlines/Vedomosti 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Open Letter to Senator Jon Kyl - American-Russian alliance. Geopolitics - America-Russia.net 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: New START's Failure Wouldn't Be Fatal - Moscow Times 11-23-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Putin's traditional Q&A session on television due in December - ITAR-TASS/LEXIS-NEXIS 11-20-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev to hold Russian public reception session through Internet - ITAR-TASS 11-20-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Russian journalists find a bit of freedom online - globalpost.com 11-20-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Moscow suggests US experts ask Russian scholars about religious freedom - Politics Russia Today 11-23-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: The Russia-NATO summit: the beginning of the beginning - Russia Beyond the Headlines 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Russia-NATO: period of cooled relations over - experts - ITAR-TASS 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Raising the Risk of Business - Moscow Times 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Tolstoy: Russia’s thunderous prophet - Financial Times 11-19-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Russian language changes as it goes global - rbth.ru
:: NEWSLINK: For Poor Russians, Blond Hair Is a Snippet of Gold - New York Times 11-22-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Meeting Aims to Turn Tiger Fascination Into Conservation - New York Times 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: The START and Khodorkovsky Bellwether - Moscow Times 11-22-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Analysis: Arms pact has no clear path to approval AP 11-17-10/JRL 2010-217
:: NEWSLINK: The Ivanov Report: A Midterm Correction Of Reset? - theivanovosti.typepad.com 11-17-10/JRL 2010-216
:: NEWSLINK: THE THIRD TURN - Russia: Other Points of View 11-17-10/JRL 2010-216
:: NEWSLINK: Turning a Happy Hour Into a Happy Alliance - Moscow Times 11-22-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: NATO and Russia: 'Refresh' but no Transformation - Chatham House 11-22-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev: Georgia 'Probably Most Serious' Disagreement with NATO - Civil Georgia 11-22-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Turning a Happy Hour Into a Happy Alliance - Moscow Times 11-22-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Russia talks to West from position of strength - AFP 11-22-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev suggests Europe missile defence plan - AFP 11-22-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Politkovskaya killer manhunt under way in Belgium - AFP 11-22-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Russian liberals agree on primaries for single presidential candidate - Russia Today 11-22-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Putin's Traditional Q&A Session On Television Due In December - ITAR-TASS 11-22-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev to hold Russian public reception session through Internet - ITAR-TASS 11-22-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Leaking Siberian ice raises a tricky climate issue - AP 11-22-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Analysis: Arms pact has no clear path to approval - AP 11-18-10/JRL 2010-217
::
NEWSLINK: Russia not believe a priori Bout is innocent - ITAR-TASS 11-19-10/JRL 2010-217
:: NEWSLINK: Institution of residence registration in Russia is crumbling down - ITAR-TASS 11-19-10/JRL 2010-217
:: NEWSLINK: The Ivanov Report: A Midterm Correction Of Reset? - theivanovosti.typepad.com 11-17-10/JRL 2010-217
:: NEWSLINK: The Third Turn - Russia: Other Points of View 11-17-10/JRL 2010-217
:: NEWSLINK: Is Russia Still A Key Emerging Market Economy? Maybe Russia isn't a key economy for the 21st century after all, say pundits - Minyanville 11-19-10/JRL 2010-217
:: NEWSLINK: 5 Reasons Why Russia Will Never Join NATO - Moscow Times 11-19-10/JRL 2010-217
:: NEWSLINK: Kinder, Gentler U.S.-Russia Mood at NATO Summit - Council on Foreign Relations 11-19-10/JRL 2010-217
:: NEWSLINK: Russian high-school students to read The Gulag Archipelago - Russia Beyond the Headlines/Vedomosti 11-17-10/JRL 2010-217
:: NEWSLINK: Russia to Widen NATO's Afghan Supply Routes - Wall Street Journal 11-18-10/JRL 2010-216
:: NEWSLINK: Russia not to send personnel to Afghanistan - envoy - ITAR-TASS 11-18-10/JRL 2010-216
:: NEWSLINK: Major arms suspect flown to US as Russians protest - AP 11-17-10/JRL 2010-215
:: NEWSLINK: Ways to Bring NATO and Russia Together - Moscow Times 11-17-10/JRL 2010-215
:: NEWSLINK: Russia to become dumping ground for US nuclear waste - recycle.co.uk 11-16-10/JRL 2010-215
:: NEWSLINK: Extradition, START rows darken U.S.-Russia ties - Reuters 11-17-10/JRL 2010-215
:: NEWSLINK: Economic Development Minister On Shortcomings Of Pension System
:: NEWSLINK: Turning Misfit Spies Into Heroes - Moscow Times 11-17-10/JRL 2010-215
:: NEWSLINK: NATO, Russia Agree Boost Cooperation In Afghan War - AP 11-15-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: Reset, Redux: Charap and Petersen respond - By Steve LeVine - Foreign Policy 11-15-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: Lisbon: the most exciting post-cold war Nato summit? - Guardian 11-15-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: Building a New Class of Managers - Moscow Times 11-16-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: Traitor behind spy scandal keeps changing names - Russia Today 11-16-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: Juries in Russia Lose Sway as Rules for Trying Cases Change - New York Times11-16-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: “New division” of Russia proposed to save small towns - Russia Today 11-16-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: Russia plans major population shake-up - AFP 11-16-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: NATO, Russia Agree Boost Cooperation In Afghan War - AP 11-15-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: Reset, Redux: Charap and Petersen respond - By Steve LeVine - Foreign Policy 11-15-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: Lisbon: the most exciting post-cold war Nato summit? - Guardian 11-15-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: Building a New Class of Managers - Moscow Times 11-16-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: Traitor behind spy scandal keeps changing names - Russia Today 11-16-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: Juries in Russia Lose Sway as Rules for Trying Cases Change - New York Times11-16-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: “New division” of Russia proposed to save small towns - Russia Today 11-16-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: Russia plans major population shake-up - AFP 11-16-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: Russians must go on a diet - Russia Behind the Headlines 11-15-10/JRL 2010-214
:: NEWSLINK: Coming to Terms With the Soviet Past - Sarah E. Mendelson, Theodore P. Gerber, Vedemosti Editorial republished by Moscow Times 11-15-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: Yabloko: Country report on Russia by Sergei Mitrokhin - eng.yabloko.ru 11-13-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: Attack on Russian Journalist Stirs Online Allies - New York Times 11-15-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: A Pummeled 4th Estate - Moscow Times, Vedemosti Editorial 11-13-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: Hundreds rally in Moscow to protest attacks - AP 11-15-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: Beaten Russian Journalist Oleg Kashin Recovering, Writing Notes - ABC 11-15-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: Moscow’s Bear From the Provinces - Nikolai Petrov/Moscow Times 11-15-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev Can Learn From Obama's Errors - Vladimir Frolov/Moscow Times 11-15-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: Reset, rethought - Foreign Policy 11-11-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: An Investor's Wish List - Moscow Times 11-11-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: Saakashvili on Ties with Russia - Civil Georgia 11-11-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's spies must learn from betrayal: Medvedev - Reuters 11-12-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: The High Price of Journalism in Putin's Russia: Five of my colleagues at Novaya Gazeta have been murdered. No one has been brought to justice. - Wall Street Journal 11-12-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: Smashing the messengers Another brutal assault on a reporter shows the dangers to media freedom - Economist 11-12-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: Russian journalist out of coma after beating - Reuters 11-12-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: Russian journalists march against attacks on media - AFP 11-12-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: Nobel winner sees generations before Russia modernizes - Reuters 11-12-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: Russian math problem teaches students who's really in power - AFP 11-12-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: NATO To Keep Nuclear Weapons - AFP 11-9-10/JRL 2010-209
:: NEWSLINK: Mr. Medvedev's promises - Washington Post 11-9-10/JRL 2010-209
:: NEWSLINK: Politics in Ukraine often a very passionate affair; sometimes too passionate - Kyiv Post 11-4-10/JRL 2010-208
:: NEWSLINK: A Russo-Japanese tiff: Unsettling territory: A discomfiting lesson for Japan about the growing clout of neighbours - Economist 11-5-10/JRL 2010-208
:: NEWSLINK: Vladimir Putin struggles to hold back tears at Chernomyrdin funeral - Daily Telegraph 11-5-10/JRL 2010-208
:: NEWSLINK: Russia Fears 'Reset' of Relations With U.S. - Wall Street Journal 11-5-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: “Detaining alleged Russian spies in Tbilisi is a provocation” – Russia - Russia Today 11-5-10/JRL 2010-208
:: NEWSLINK: Back to Afghanistan NATO asks Russia to help train soldiers and fight drug trafficking, two decades after the Soviet debacle. - Newsweek 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: Russia vows to help NATO more in Afghan war - AP 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: Russian parliament revokes START treaty ratification - Russia Today 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: Russia Raid Hits Banker's Offices - Wall Street Journal 11-3-10/JRL 2010-206
:: NEWSLINK Center-Periphery Relations - Robert Orttung, russia-2020.org 11-3-10/JRL 2010-206
:: NEWSLINK: Putin to Bush: My dog is bigger than yours - Reuters 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: Avoiding the Next War in the South Caucasus: The European Union is not responding adequately to mounting tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia - WSJ 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: Russia flexes muscles over island spat with Japan - AFP 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev says no nano-future without better laws - Russia Today 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's political cartoonists find web refuge - AFP 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: Towards the Rehabilitation of Law: interview with Bill Bowring - opendemocracy.net 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian Ex-Premier, Dies at 72 - New York Times 11-4-10/JRL
:: NEWSLINK: Russian population slips to 141.2 million: state agency - AFP 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: Census Doesn't Count - Moscow Times 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: Putin's Long Reach Grips Russia's Provinces - NPR 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: National Unity Day marked with nationalist marches - Russia Today 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: Russia to mark Unity Day - symbol of country's revival - Russia Today 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: NATO head urges new start with Russia - Reuters 11-3-10/JRL 2010-206
:: NEWSLINK: NATO Sees Threats, but Is Reluctant to Say Just Who the Enemy Might Be - New York Times 11-2-10/JRL 2010-206
:: NEWSLINK: US criticises Ukraine’s local elections - Financial Times 11-3-10/JRL 2010-206
:: NEWSLINK: Georgia in the Crosshairs - The American Interest Online 10-28-10/JRL 2010-206
:: NEWSLINK: Jailed oil executive says all of Russia has a stake in latest trial - Washington Post 11-3-10/JRL 2010-206
:: NEWSLINK: Punishing the Patient: Russia’s prisonlike psychiatric hospitals are overdue for reform - Transitions Online 11-1-10/JRL 2010-205
:: NEWSLINK: Russia And Her New Immigrant Society - Gov Monitor 11-1-10/JRL 2010-205
:: NEWSLINK: Mikhalkov’s View on Order - Moscow Times 11-1-10/JRL 2010-205
:: NEWSLINK: In poultry war, Russia has a leg up on U.S. - Washington Post 11-1-10/JRL 2010-205
:: NEWSLINK: NATO not expected to declare Moscow its enemy - Russia Today 11-1-10/JRL 2010-205
:: NEWSLINK: US and Russian forces team up for Afghan drug bust - AP 10-29-10/JRL 2010-204
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Afghan agenda - Guardian 10-27-10/JRL 2010-203
:: NEWSLINK: Khodorkovsky's Real Crime - Moscow Times 10-28-10/JRL 2010-203
:: NEWSLINK: Mikhail Gorbachev: Party pooper - Guardian 10-28-10/JRL 2010-203
:: NEWSLINK: Liberal Economist Joins Volodin - Moscow Times 10-28-10/JRL 2010-203
:: NEWSLINK: Russia and Poland: overcoming 20 years of distrust - Russia Today 10-28-10/JRL 2010-203
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Foreign and Security Policy: An Update - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event summary 10-17-10/JRL 2010-203
:: NEWSLINK: In Russia, the price of bribes rise as its corruption rating slides: Russia ranked 154th on the annual Corruption Perceptions Index of 178 countries, sliding down eight spots from last year. A promised 'war on corruption' isn't yielding fruit. - Christian Science Monitor 10-27-10/JRL 2010-202
:: NEWSLINK: Bureaucrats Go to School to Learn Honesty - Moscow Times 10-27-10/JRL 2010-202
:: NEWSLINK: 'Gulag Archipelago' Re-Issued for Russian Students - Wall Street Journal 10-28-10/JRL 2010-203
:: NEWSLINK: With Ukraine's blessing, Russia to beef up its Black Sea Fleet - Christian Science Monitor 10-27-10/JRL 2010-202
:: NEWSLINK: Creating Heroes on YouTube and Boob Tube - The Moscow Times 10-27-10/JRL 2010-202
:: NEWSLINK: Some things change, some stay the same: Moscow mayor gets to work - Russia Today 10-27-10/JRL 2010-202
:: NEWSLINK: Opposition at odds over first authorized rally on Triumfalnaya Square - Russia Today 10-27-10/JRL 2010-202
:: NEWSLINK: Russian water to become export earner - Russia Today 10-26-10/JRL 2010-201
:: NEWSLINK: Elena Shaftan's letter from Moscow - Citywire 10-26-10/JRL 2010-201
:: NEWSLINK: Building a Greater Europe - Fyodor Lukyanov, Moscow Times 10-26-10/JRL 2010-201
:: NEWSLINK: Learn English, comrade - Staten Island Advance 10-24-10/JRL 2010-201
:: NEWSLINK: With Ukraine's blessing, Russia to beef up its Black Sea Fleet: Moscow's upgrade to its Black Sea Fleet – headquartered with Ukraine's blessing at Sevastopol – could make waves around the Black Sea, where NATO has a strong presence - Christian Science Monitor 10-25-10/JRL 2010-201
:: NEWSLINK: Creating Heroes on YouTube and Boob Tube - Alexei Pankin, Moscow Times 10-26-10/JRL 2010-201
:: NEWSLINK: Opposition at odds over first authorized rally on Triumfalnaya Square - Russia Today 10-26-10/JRL 2010-201
:: NEWSLINK: Some things change, some stay the same: Moscow mayor gets to work - Russia Today 10-26-10/JRL 2010-201
:: NEWSLINK: Russia most corrupt among global powers, study says; U.S. ranking also worsens - Washington Post 10-26-10/JRL 2010-201
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's opposition rages at corruption but must grapple with forces of apathy - Irish Times 10-22-10/JRL 2010-199
:: NEWSLINK: New Moscow mayor suggests ways of fighting corruption - ITAR-TASS 10-22-10/JRL 2010-199
:: NEWSLINK: Hague rebuffs Russia’s play in Litvinenko case - Financial Times 10-13-10/JRL 2010-193
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's spies out of control, says new book - Reuters 10-14-10/JRL 2010-193
:: NEWSLINK: Selecting New Mayor Is Like A TV Sitcom - Vedomosti/Moscow Times 10-14-10/JRL 2010-193
:: NEWSLINK: Liberal to head presidential human rights council, all look happy - Russia Today 10-14-10/JRL 2010-193
:: NEWSLINK: The Times’ babushka gets response from Moscow - Russia Today 10-14-10/JRL 2010-193
:: NEWSLINK: Analysis - Putin's Russia: more vulnerable than it seems? - Reuters 10-14-10/JRL 2010-193
:: NEWSLINK: Witness: Two deaths and four years in Putin's Russia - Reuters 10-14-10/JRL 2010-193
:: NEWSLINK: New Russian human rights chief appointed - Russia Today 10-13-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: Russia backs away from plans to break up the unique Pavlovsk seed bank - Guardian 10-12-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: 3,000 Attend Rally to Protest Tower - St. Petersburg Times 10-12-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: Pro-Kremlin party winning regional elections, opposition complaining - ITAR-TASS 10-12-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: New Bronze Age civilisation discovered in Russian Caucasus - AFP 10-12-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: "We danced to Deep Purple, Slade and Led Zeppelin" ­ Medvedev - Russia Today 10-12-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: Russia resets with U.S., sprints with China - M. K. Bhadrakumar, The Hindu 10-11-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: Kyrgyz democratic experiment begins uncertainly - AP 10-11-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: $800M Membership Dues - Richard Lourie, Moscow Times 10-11-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: Schwarzenegger leads trade mission to Russia - AP 10-11-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: Russian economy coping well but caution remains - Russia Today 10-11-10/JRL 2010-190
::
NEWSLINK: Putin takes all key Russia economic decisions - Kudrin - Reuters 10-11-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: Muscovites to decide future of monument to Peter the Great - Resin - ITAR-TASS 10-11-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: Luzhkov’s Battle Against Androids - Andrei Ryabov, Moscow Times/Vedemosti 10-11-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: Putin’s Party Wins in Russia’s Local Elections - New York Times 10-11-10/JRL 2010-190
:: NEWSLINK: Recalling a journalist and an era - Washington Post 10-8-10/JRL 2010-189
:: NEWSLINK: Truth in the Time of Putinism: Kremlin critics fear assassination and kangaroo courts - Wall Street Journal 10-5-10/JRL 2010-185
:: NEWSLINK: The End Is Near for Luzhkov - Moscow Times 9-22-10/JRL 2010-174
:: NEWSLINK: The next Russian Revolution - Independent 9-22-10/JRL 2010-174
:: NEWSLINK: War against wahhabites in Caucasus turning into fratricidal war - Moscow Times 9-15-10/JRL 2010-174
:: NEWSLINK: Foreign policy at the service of modernisation: old wine in a new bottle
- Centre for Eastern Studies 9-1-10/JRL 2010-172
:: NEWSLINK: In Russia, a Shortage Triggers Soviet Habits - New York Times 9-6-10/JRL 2010-161
:: NEWSLINK: Moscow mayor is richest Russian official - AFP 8-26-10/JRL 2010-161
:: NEWSLINK: Lukoil Left Out in Turkmenistan - Eurasia.net 8-24-10/JRL 2010-160
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev requests Magnitsky probe- Telegraph 8-27-10/JRL 2010-162
:: NEWSLINK: Putin’s Perestroika Experiment in Kaliningrad - Moscow Times 8-24-10/JRL 2010-160
:: NEWSLINK: One degree more - What is in store for Russia if hot summers become the norm? - Russia Behind the Headlines 8-20-10/JRL 2010-160
:: NEWSLINK: ‘Freedom in an Unfree Country’ – Ekho Moskvy at 20 - Window on Eurasia 8-24-10/JRL 2010-160
:: NEWSLINK: Ukraine marks 19 years of independence - Russia Today 8-24-10/JRL 2010-160
:: NEWSLINK: Not there yet - Kyiv Post 8-19-10/JRL 2010-160
:: NEWSLINK: Reimagining Ukraine: Building a Ukraine Policy Based on Today’s Strategic Realities - Center for American Progress 8-23-10/JRL 2010-160
:: Analysis: Russians hear rocker's quiet protest - Reuters - 8-23-10/JRL 2010-160
:: NEWSLINK: "Green" Medvedev Can Initiate Next Big Thing - Moscow Times 8-23-10/JRL 2010-159
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Long (and Brutal) War on Terror - 8-22-10/JRL 2010-159
:: NEWSLINK: Russian Cable Station Plays to U.S. Audience - NYTimes.com - 8-22-10/JRL 2010-159
:: NEWSLINK: Moscow Weather Back to Normal After Fires - New York Times 8-19-10/JRL 2010-158
:: NEWSLINK: Russia lifts fire emergency in three regions- AFP 8-20-10/JRL 2010-158
:: NEWSLINK: Russian base in Armenia to stay through 2044 - AP 8-20-10/JRL 2010-158
:: NEWSLINK: Georgian, Russian Airlines to Share Tbilisi-Moscow Flights - Civil.Ge - 8-23-10/JRL 2010-158
:: NEWSLINK: Paving the Way for Visa-Free Regime With EU - Fyodor Lukyanov, Moscow Times - 8-19-10/JRL 2010-157
:: NEWSLINK: Afghanistan: Barack Obama is facing the “Gorbachev dilemma” - Russia Today 8-20-10/JRL 2010-157
:: NEWSLINK: Russia Pitches In to Battle Taliban- Wall Street Journal 8-20-10/JRL 2010-157
:: NEWSLINK: Why Russia Matters: Ten reasons why Washington must engage Moscow - Foreign Policy 8-18-10/JRL 2010-157
:: NEWSLINK: Where will Russia's scientists go now?- Foreign Policy 8-19-10/JRL 2010-157
:: NEWSLINK: Russian Inflation, Out of the Ashes - Wall Street Journal 8-18-10/JRL 2010-157
::
NEWSLINK: Crime and law increasingly entangled in Russia -report - Reuters 8-19-10/JRL 2010-156
::
NEWSLINK: Putin in a ring of fire - Dimitri Trevin, opendemocracy.net 8-19-10/JRL 2010-156
:: Russian Experts Clash Over China Threat [Chinese media] - China.org.cn

 

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