Friday 12.30.11 - JRL 2011-235
> 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
> Medvedev Offers Belated Political Reforms - RP 12.30.11
> Russian Tycoon Better Known Than Before, Most Voters Still Unconvinced - Poll - Interfax - 12.29.11
Thursday 12.29.11 - JRL 2011-234
> Re: WSJ: Russia's Dubious Vote - Anatoly Karlin 12.28.11
> 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
> Year in Review: When Reality Cut In - 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
Wednesday 12.28.11 - JRL 2011-233
> Internet Users In Russia Reach 70m In 2011 - Minister - RIAN 12.27.11
> Hopes Raised As Court Frees Entrepreneur - MT 12.28.11
> Putin: we follow the developments in Europe with anxiety - Interfax 12.27.11
> Spin Doctor Surkov Leaves Kremlin - MT 12.28.11
> Rights Activist, Opposition Leader Unconvinced By Putin's View Of Elections - Interfax 12.27.11
> Pro et Contra: With Massive Protests against Russia's Contentious Election Showing No Sign of Letting Up,
Russian Leaders Weigh the Benefits of Political and Economic Decentralization - RP 12.27.11
> Russian Authorities Should Prevent Chaos in Wake of State Duma Elections - Shoigu - Interfax 12.27.11
Tuesday 12.26.11 - JRL 2011-232
> 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
Monday 12.26.11 - JRL 2011-231
> Internet TV Channel Challenges Kremlin's Information Monopoly - RFE/RL
> Rally Suggests Protest Mood Is Growing - MT
> Protest movement looks set to continue, becoming increasingly anti-Putin - experts - RP
Wednesday 12.21.11 - JRL 2011-229
> OUTLOOK 2012: Russia muddling through (Part 1) - BNE
> 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
Tuesday 12.20.11 - JRL 2011-228
> 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
Tuesday 12.20.11 - JRL 2011-228
> 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
Monday 12.19.11 - JRL 2011-227
> 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
Friday 12.16.11 - JRL 2011-226
> 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
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