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Friday 7.19.12 - JRL 2012-132
> JRL Digest: The Pulse of Russia July 20, 2012 - 7.19.12 addressing JRL 2012-131
> WTO a mixed blessing: Russia's accession to the trade body may result in cheaper goods, but not for a while yet - MN 7.19.12
> Calls on Russia to liberalize energy sector excessive — Putin - Interfax 7.19.12
> Court Extends Pussy Riot Custody until 2013 - RIAN 7.20.12
> [TRANSCRIPT: Putin] Meeting with State Duma party faction leaders - kremlin.ru 7.19.12
> Putin Says Liberalization Must Not Encourage 'Destructive Forces' - Interfax 7.19.12
> Russia Could Lose Last Arab Ally as Assad Regime Teeters - Bloomberg 7.19.12
> In a First, Muslim Leaders Attacked in Tatarstan - MT 7.19.12
> Tatarstan Attacks Spark Fears That Islamist Threat Is Spreading - RFE/RL 7.20.12
Thursday 7.19.12 - JRL 2012-131
> JRL Digest: The Pulse of Russia July 19, 2012 7.19.12 addressing JRL 2012-131
> Putin Sets Tasks Before Russian Security Agencies - Interfax 7.18.12
> Putin Says Heads to Roll Over Slow Flood Warning - RIAN 7.18.12
> One Russia MP Proposes Bill Branding Some Media Outlets 'Foreign Agents' - Interfax 7.18.12
> Catch Me If You Can: Intimidation-for-Hire and Disclosure of Private Information Makes Russians Feel Someone Is Always Watching - RP 7.18.12
> Coming Unhinged: Medvedev's Legacy of Reform Is Coming Apart - RP 7.18.12External Newslinks
:: What the Papers Say, July 19, 2012 - Moscow Times 7.19.12
:: Russian Energy: Struggle for Control - Chatham House 7.18.12
:: Russia’s chief concern in Syria is to deny west a victory - Financial Times 7.18.12
:: Top Muslim cleric shot dead in Russia's Tatarstan - AP 7.19.12
:: Global Jihadism Comes to Russia’s North Caucasus - Fair Observer 7.12.12
:: U.S. Senate panel approves Russia trade, rights bill - Reuters 7.18.12
:: RF, US presidents did not discuss Assad future - ITAR-TASS 7.19.12
:: Restoration works under way in southern Russia, people blame authorities - ITAR-TASS 7.16.12
:: Why Russia Won't Yield on Syria - Bernard Gwertzman, Dmitri Simes/Council on Foreign Relations - 7.16.12
:: Why Russia Doesn't Hold the Keys to Syria - David Kramer, Lilia Shevtsova/The American Interest 7.11.12
:: Putin's Got America Right Where He Wants It - Michael Weiss/Foreign Policy Magazine 6.28.12
Wednesday 7.18.12 - JRL 2012-130
> Spy vs. Spy: Wiretapping On The Increase In Russia - RFE/RL 7.16.12
> Abkhazia, from conflict to statehood - George Hewitt/opendemocracy.net 7.17.12
> U.S. Cultural Tip: Don't Wear a Speedo. Ever. At a pre-departure orientation for high school students
going to the U.S. on the FLEX program, the participating teens received a jarring crash course on how Americans live. - MT 7.18.12
> Russia Says West's UN Syria Resolution Supports Rebels - RIAN 7.18.12
> Nearly Third of Russian Govt Decisions Bad For Investment Climate — Medvedev - Interfax 7.17.12
> Russia Must Create Conditions to Develop Small, Medium Businesses — Putin - Interfax 7.17.12
> Putin Says Wealth Gap is Unacceptable - MT 7.18.12
> United Russia Has No Plans to Force "foreign Agent" Status on Mass Media - Interfax 7.16.12
Tuesday 7.17.12 - JRL 2012-129
> Russia Predicted to Place 3rd at Olympics - MT 7.17.12
> United Russia Wants to Extend 'Foreign Agent' Label to Media - MT 7.17.12
> Shutting down 'slanderers' - MN 7.17.12
> Putin's Counter-Reform Props up His Dysfunctional Regime by Amplifying Uncertainty - EDM 7.16.12
> Putin Vows Privatizations Will Go Ahead - Interfax 7.16.12
> Pavlyuchenkov Charged With Complicity in Politkovskaya Murder - Interfax 7.17.12
> Moscow to Continue 'Magnitsky Work' with U.S. - RIAN 7.17.12
> NGO Bill to Impact Business Groups - MT 7.17.12
Monday 7.16.12 - JRL 2012-128
> JRL Digest - July 16, 2012 ... the Pulse of Russia - 7.16.12 addressing JRL 2012-128
> On a Personal Note [Free Speech Restrictions] - RP 7.13.12
> Soviet Nostalgia - RP 7.13.12
> Political Opposition Sees Hope in a Small Ryazan Town - MT 7.16.12
> The limits of Putin's power - Kirill Rogov/opendemocracy.net 7.13.12
> Most Russians Fear New Economic Downturn, Poll Says - MT 7.16.12
> More help needed for flood-stricken area - MN 7.16.12
> Russian Volunteers Suspicious of New Regulations - RIAN 7.16.12
> Ruling Party Plans Applying 'Foreign Agents' Label to Media - MT 7.16.12
> Number of Russians Dissatisfied With Corruption Reaches Maximum Since 1999 — Poll - Interfax 7.13.12
> Russia Calls for Immediate Syrian Cease-Fire, Troop Pullout - Bloomberg
7.16.12
> U.S. Congressmen Unmoved By Russian Visit To Protest Magnitsky Bill - RFE/RL 7.14.12
Friday 7.13.12 - JRL 2012-127
> Parenting triumphs and disasters: Russian mothers are moving away from Soviet-style parenting — but ought to learn more from their French counterparts - MN 7.12.12
> Lift the corporate governance game - MN 7.12.12
> No Helicopters on Board Ships to Syria — Rosoboronexport - RIAN 7.13.12
> Panel — get rid of visas - RIAN 7.13.12
> Moscow insists on legal guarantees that European missile shield not targeted against it — diplomat - Interfax 7.12.12
> The Magnitsky Act - RP 7.13.12
> Russian Lawmakers Warn of Retaliation Over Magnitsky List - RIAN 7.13.12
> After three years human rights activist Estemirova killing remains unsolved - Interfax 7.13.12
> Russian Senate Speaker Predicts Drop In Protest Moods, Slams Magnitskiy Bill - Interfax 7.12.12
> A hard rain in south Russia: Catastrophic alienation' between residents and officials is revealed in flooded Krymsk - MN 7.12.12
> Silencing the opposition? - MN 7.12.12
> Bill on foreign agent NGOs will broaden split in Russian society — MP Ponomaryov - Interfax 7.13.12
> United Russia Stands By NGO Bill - MT 7.12.12
> Creating new Robin Hoods - MN 7.12.12
> Russians Split Over Punishment To Punk Band — Poll - Interfax 7.12.12
> Russian Media Is Free, But Professionalism Is Falling — Poll - Interfax 7.12.12
> Most Russians Not Ready To Protest — Poll - Interfax 7.12.12
Thursday 7.12.12 - JRL 2012-126 site modified 7.11.12 16:28
> Clearing the Doubts: President Vladimir Putin Woos Major Energy Company Executives with Promises of Privatization - RP 7.12.12
> Opposition announces new Hot July rally - MN 7.11.12
> Internet Restriction Bill Flies Through Duma - MT 7.11.12
> Council of Europe Compares Russia NGO Bill to Stalin Terror - RIAN 7.12.12
> Concern Over Corruption Highest Since 1999, Poll Says - MT 7.11.12
Wednesday 7.11.12 - JRL 2012-125
> Israel and Russia: The Odd Couple - Dr. Robert O. Freedman 7.10.12
> Gazprom Flops in Transparency Ranking - MT 7.11.12
> Report shows Moscow's wage-scale disparities outstrip Europe and America - MN 7.10.12
> Duma looks into bill that administers prison term for abortion: JRL NEWSLINK BLOG - 7.12.12, reporting on ITAR-TASS article; JRL 2012-125
> Russia Floods Trigger Civil Activism Boom - RIAN 7.11.12
> State to Sponsor Students Abroad, With a Catch - MT 7.11.12
> Russia Woos Syria Opposition, Annan Pushes for Power Sharing - Bloomberg 7.11.12
> Russia Not Clinging To Syrian Leader — Deputy Foreign Minister - Interfax 7.10.12
> Internet Should Be Free but Regulated — Medvedev - RIAN 7.11.12
> Putin's Amendments to NGO Bill Should Make It "appropriate" — Head of Presidential Rights Council - Interfax 7.10.12
> Russian President Proposes Changes To Two Controversial Draft Laws - RIAN 7.10.12
> Freedom Fighters: Wikipedia Orchestrates a Pressure Campaign Against a Russian Law That Could Stifle Internet Freedom - RP 7.10.12
> WTO Ratification Squeaks Through Duma - MT 7.11.12
Tuesday 7.10.12 - JRL 2012-124
> Minister Acknowledges Flood Mistakes - MT 7.10.12
> Crowdsourcing helps ordinary Russian aid victims of Krymsk flooding tragedy - BusinessNewEurope 7.10.12
> The Blame Game: Deadly Flooding in Southern Russia Is the Latest Incident to Have Galvanized Anger at the Authorities - MT 7.10.12
> Summer lull in Russian politics obscures Putin's trouble to effectively retain control; A Post-Putin Interregnum Takes Shape In The Minds Of Putin's Elite - EDM 7.9.12
> Pussy Riot Suspects to Remain in Jail - MT 7.10.12
> [TRANSCRIPT: Putin] Meeting with Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives in international organisations - kremlin.ru 7.9.12
> Putin Tells Diplomats to Improve Russia's Image - MT 7.10.12
> Russian Minister Says No Major Changes In New Foreign Policy Blueprint - RIAN 7.9.12
> Privatization drama: An energy sector rivalry may be threatening state company sell-offs - MN 7.10.12
> It's off to work we go: For many foreign specialists, legal employment in Russia presents a challenge — but the times may be changing - MN 7.9.12
> Krymsk Residents Question Reasons for Flooding, Deaths, Lack of Warning - JRL NEWSLINK BLOG - 7.10.12 reporting on Nezavisimaya Gazeta article
- JRL 2012-124
> Russia wouldn't resist intervention in Syria - JRL NEWSLINK BLOG - 7.10.12 reporting on CNN article, interview - JRL 2012-124
>Polling on Russian Political Figures, Election Fraud, Corruption, other problems facing Russia; Urban/Regional Split
- 7.10.12 - JRL 2012-124
Monday 7.9.12 - JRL 2012-123
> Opposition Lashes Out Over South Russia Flood - RIAN 7.9.12
> No Russian Arms Supplies to Syria 'Until Stabilization' - RIAN 7.9.12
> NGO Bill Questioned - MT 7.9.12
> Poll Unveils Russians Getting Bored With Politics - Interfax 7.6.12
Friday 7.6.12 - JRL 2012-122
> Russians Less Enthusiastic About WTO, EU, More Negative About NATO — Poll - Interfax 7.6.12
> Moscow taps into civil activism: Participants of The Moscow News' roundtable list civil society and crowdsourcing as crucial for the city's development - MN 7.5.12
> Ultranationalists on the Rise - MT 7.6.12
> Islet of Discontent: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's Visit to the Kuril Islands Poses More Questions Than Answers - RP 7.6.12
> NGO Bill Debated on Eve of Duma Vote - MT 7.6.12
> NGOs prepare to resist - MN 7.5.12
> Russian journalists: poor, venal... but (usually) honest - Mikhail Loginov/ opendemocracy.net 7.6.12
> Majority Of Russians Say Protest Rallies Changed Nothing In The Country — Poll - Interfax 7.6.12
> Oil price decline a burst of the bubble, or just a blip? Industry experts differ sharply over prognoses for a fall in commodity values - MN 7.6.12
Thursday 7.5.12 - JRL 2012-121
> Russia Not Considering Political Asylum For Al Asad, Pundits Say - Interfax 7.4.12
> Language Wars: A New Bill in Ukraine May Elevate the Russian Language While Stirring the Political Pot - RP 7.4.12
> Russian Consumer Confidence Rises to Highest Level Since 2008 - Bloomberg 7.5.12
> Russian Minfin to Prepare Forecast Budget Based on $60/barrel of Oil in Aug- Interfax 7.5.12
> Duma to debate bill on nonprofit organizations on Friday - Interfax 7.5.12
> Russian economy showing signs of overheating
- bne 7.5.12
> Human Rights' Council Opposed to Tightening Requirements to NGOs With Foreign Funding - Interfax 7.4.12
Wednesday 7.4.12 - JRL 2012-120
> The death of the Russian village - Matilda Moreton/opendemocracy.net 7.3.12
> U.S. State Dept. Urges Russia to Cooperate on Missile Defense - RIAN 7.4.12
> Russian Orthodox Church hails possible discovery of "God particle"
> Duma to Hear Internet Restriction Bill - MT 7.2.12
> West Trying to Find Asylum for Assad in Russia — Newspaper
> Eurasian Economic Union mulls the "Rurozone" - bne 7.5.12
Tuesday 7.3.12 - JRL 2012-119 site modified 7.3.12 21:14
> Moscow: Turning Europe's Largest City into Eurasia's World Class City
> Core of Several Thousands of Opposition Professionals Forms in Moscow — Expert Kostin
> Russian President's Promise To Reduce Cars With Flashing Beacons 'Fulfilled'
> The Right Way to Repeal Jackson-Vanik
> Price hikes hit hard: A swathe of tariff and tax hikes could lead to social unrest, experts warn - MN 7.2.12
> Putin orders budget stability: Spending plans take a back seat as the president seeks to shore up finances against the coming crisis - MN 7.2.12
> No teddy bear's picnic - MN 7.2.12
> Accession to WTO will destroy Russia's industry, agriculture — Communist Party
> Watch Your Money, Medvedev Says - MT 7.2.12
Monday 7.2.12 - JRL 2012-118
> SUMMARY: Russian Oil Companies Not Frightened of Lower Oil Prices - Interfax 6.29.12
> Gazprom Details its Reach at Shareholders Meeting - MT 7.2.12
> VOA Russian Service Crossfire: Putin Seeks a Broader Role for Russia in the Middle East
> [JOB OPENING] Russia Beyond the Headlines job
> New bill labels NGOs as 'foreign agents' - MN 6.29.12
> Clinton Urges St. Petersburg-based NGOs to Cooperate With U.S. Colleagues
> Stricter NGO Rules to Apply to Transparency International, Golos - MT 6.29.12
> Activist Tells Clinton About Russian Draftees' "slavery" - Interfax 6.29.12
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