Friday 8.31.12 - JRL 2012-158
> Russian Consumers Determined to Cut Spending
> Analysts Welcome Shtokman Project Delay
> Former Kremlin Strategist Sees Pussy Riot Poll As Evidence Of Split In Society
> Plight Of Blogger, Pussy Riot Highlight Church's Political Ambitions
> U.S. embassy in Russia reports reduction of visa fees - Interfax 8.31.12
> Romney Talks Tough on Russia in Acceptance Speech - RIAN 8.31.12
> Russian NGOs 'Not U.S. Agents' — Clinton - RIAN 8.31.12
> Russian Teens Find Surprises in U.S. Schools - MT 8.31.12
> Education Reform Inching Forward - MT 8.31.12
Thursday 8.30.12 - JRL 2012-157
> Romney Win to Drive Russia Stocks Down 10%, Citigroup Says - Bloomberg 8.29.12
> Russia looks east for business; cool on US-led Asia trade group - bne 8.30.12
> Opposition applying to hold third March of Millions on Aug 31 - Interfax 8.30.12
> Gazprom Puts Shtokman and Partners on the Shelfs - MT 8.30.12
> Pussy Riot Jail Term Rated 'Fair' by Most Russians, Poll Shows - Bloomberg 8.29.12
> Russians' Awareness About Pussy Riot Case Climbs To 84 Per Cent, Poll Shows - Interfax 8.29.12
> What Awaits Pussy Riot Musicians in Prison - MT 8.28.12
Wednesday 8.29.12 - JRL 2012-156
> Putin assassination plot suspect changes his story - MN 8.28.12
> As Putin Urges Ethnic Peace, Violence Persists - RIAN 8.28.12
> Russia's Oldest Funds Quit Moscow as Investors Curb Risk - Bloomberg 8.29.12
> Shuvalov calls for Russia to look east: Russia needs to realize the untapped potential of its proximity to Asia, the deputy prime minister says - MN 8.29.12
> The dark doings of Russia's Centre E - Grigory Tumanov/opendemocracy.net 8.28.12
> Dagestan almost fully under Wahhabi influence — expert - Interfax 8.29.12
> Putin's Taste for Luxury Compels Him to Stay in Power, Group Says - MT 8.29.12
> Wife of Opposition Activist Gets 8 Years on Drug Charges - MT 8.29.12
Tuesday 8.28.12 - JRL 2012-155
> New Putin pamphlet: Oppositionist Boris Nemtsov says Putin lives like a a 'Persian Gulf monarch' - MN 8.27.12
> Dissenting United Russia Member Faces Expulsion - MT 8.28.12
> Senior Russian Priest Calls Pussy Riot, Anti Clerical Stunts 'Velvet Terrorism' - Interfax 8.27.12
Monday 8.27.12 - JRL 2012-154
> Russian Experts Mull Prospect Of Syrian Conflict Prompting Civil War In Lebanon - RIAN 8.24.12
> Russians aware of entry into WTO, know little about WTO goals — poll - Interfax 8.27.12
> Putin Reaffirms Russia's Commitment to Nuclear Disarmament - Interfax 8.24.12
Friday 8.24.12 - JRL 2012-153
> WTO Gives Impetus to Shorten Russia's 'Blacklist' - MT 8.24.12
> Transit Across Russia Key APEC Theme - MT 8.24.12
> Societal Shifts in Russia — new issue of Pro et Contra - Carnegie Moscow Center 8.23.12
> New Book on Soviet-Japanese War of 1939 - from Wayne Merry 8.15.12
> New Paper Analyzes Putin's Return to the Presidency of Russia - from Joseph Dresen 8.20.12
> The Failure of Democracy in Post-Soviet Eurasia - Kennan Institute 6.12.12
> Almost Half Of Russian Do Not Want Putin To Seek Fourth Presidential Term — Poll - Interfax 8.23.12
> Imagine Kadyrov in Charge of the North Caucasus - MT 8.24.12
> Media freedom in the Russian regions? You must be joking ... - Galina Arapova/opendemocracy.net 8.24.12
> Russia's Chubais Eyes U.S. Tech Firms With Putin Blessing - Bloomberg 8.24.12
> Why the Pussy Riot Judge Hid Her Face - MT 8.24.12
Thursday 8.23.12 - JRL 2012-152 - site modified 8.22.12 13:40 ET
> Business Fights Back Against Kremlin War on Vice - MT 8.23.12
> Ombudsman May Appeal Pussy Riot Verdict - RIAN 8.23.12
> Moscow Calls Hasty And Politically-motivated Western Comments on Pussy Riot Case - Interfax 8.22.12
> Economics Ministry Paints Blacker 2012 Outlook - RIAN 8.23.12
> Senators Set Up Commission To Monitor WTO Accession Effect On Russian Regions - Interfax 8.22.12
> Material needs of Russians declining — research - Interfax - 8.23.12
> Financial institution shake-up looks 'promising': The government is on the right track with its raft of projects to improve the financial sector, analysts say - MN 8.22.12
Wednesday 8.22.12 - JRL 2012-151
> Russians Abroad. The Lure of the Mediterranean. - Sergei Roy 8.21.12
> Russia finally joins WTO - MN 8.22.12
> Shoigu Promotes Transparency, Elections Coverage - MT 8.21.12
> Gazprom gets the go ahead for St. Pete skyscraper; The controversial construction has a new erection site - MN 8.21.12
> Report on Putin's 'Politburo 2.0' Sets Tongues Wagging - MT 8.22.12
> POLITBURO 2012: Political scientists came up with the list of most powerful people in Russian politics - JRL Newslink Blog 8.22.12
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> The Nationalists and the Protest Movement - Alexander Verkhovsky/opendemocracy.net 8.21.12
Tuesday 8.21.12 - JRL 2012-150
> East side story: While Europe still buys the majority of Russia's resources, a risk of declining demand is spurring Russian firms to look to Asia for new customers - MN 8.20.12
> APEC and Pussy Riot - MN 8.20.12
> Opposition Fears Split Over Pussy Riot Case - MT 8.21.12
> Pussy Riot Copycats Demonstrate at Cathedral in Germany - MT 8.21.12
Monday 8.20.12 - JRL 2012-149
> Pussy Riot's Crime and Unfair Punishment- MT 8.20.12
> Guilty Verdict Puts the Heat on Putin - MT 8.20.12
> Pussy Riot and Russia's corrupt creative intelligentsia - Peter Lavelle 8.19.12
> Immigration Drives Russian Population Increase - RIAN 8.20.12
> Analyst Questions Kremlin's Threats Against Iran - MT 8.20.12
> Flowers mark 21st anniversary of failed Communist putsch - MN 8.20.12
Friday 8.17.12 - JRL 2012-148
> Why The Kremlin Is Losing - RFE/RL 8.17.12
> Updating Russia's repressive software (and why the genie will say 'no') - Nicu Popescu/opendemocracy.net 8.16.12
> Putin's Approval Rating at Post-Election Low — Survey - RIAN 8.17.12
> INTERVIEW: Wendy Sherman, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs: Moscow's position on Syria may have disastrous consequences for Russia - Interfax 8.17.12
> U.S. Keeps Russia on 'National Threat' List- RIAN 8.17.12
> Pussy Riot singers were motivated by hatred for believers — court verdict - Interfax 8.17.12
> Pussy Riot Trial Verdict: Live Updates - RIAN 8.17.12
> Pussy Riot stunt less harmful to society than their imprisonment — Yavlinsky - Interfax 8.17.12
Thursday 8.10.12 - JRL 2012-147
> Putin 'hears' ombudsman opinion about Pussy Riot case - Interfax 8.16.12
> Kremlin Behind Pussy Riot Trial. Or Is It the Church? - MT 8.16.12
> Authorities Face Hard Choice in Pussy Riot Verdict - MT 8.16.12
> Media Frenzy Over Pussy Riot Obscures Legal Plights Of Lesser-Known Protesters - RFE/RL 8.15.12
> Russia, over the cuckoo's nest - Dmitri Travin/opendemocracy.net 8.14.12
> One Hundred Days of Putin - RIAN 8.13.12
Friday 8.10.12 - JRL 2012-146
> Russia Wants Clarity About U.S. Plans Regarding Afghanistan — Deputy Defense Minister - Interfax 8.9.12
> Influence of Internet community on real life should not be overestimated — Medvedev - Interfax 8.10.12
> Russia Is No China To Have Sports Under State Control — Kremlin Chief Of Staff - RIAN 8.9.12
> Russians Do More to Stay Healthy — Survey - Interfax 8.10.12
> Controversial Language Law Enters Force in Ukraine - RIAN 8.10.12
> The Laughing Stock of the World- MT 8.9.12
> Russia's Economy Expanded 4% in Second Quarter, Slowest in Year - Bloomberg 8.9.12
> Oil, budget risks in the way of high rating for Russia — S&P - Interfax 8.10.12
> Number of Russian Pessimistic About WTO on The Rise — Poll - Interfax 8.9.12
> Putin Confirms the Invasion of Georgia Was Preplanned - EDM 8.9.12
> [Response to Felgenhauer's "Putin Confirms the Invasion of Georgia Was Preplanned"] - David Johnson 8.10.12
> Does Russia-Georgia-War Film Signal A Rift Between Putin And Medvedev? - RFE/RL 8.10.12
> Medvedev Defends Role in Georgia War - MT 8.10.12
Thursday 8.9.12 - JRL 2012-145
> JRL Russia Digest: Pulse of Russia - Aug. 9, 2012 - 8.9.12, covering JRL 2012-145
> Russia to Stem Chinese Migrant Flow to Far East - RIAN 8.9.12
> Public Support For Including Abkhazia, S. Ossetia In Russia Growing — Poll - Interfax 8.8.12
> Russians do not believe parties and the authorities - Interfax 8.9.12
> Court Cuts Prison Sentence of Khodorkovsky's Partner - MT 8.8.12
> Political Struggle Breaks out over Defense and Procurement Spending - EDM 8.8.12
> Pussy Riot Verdict Delayed to Aug. 17 - MT 8.9.12
> Putin Contradicts Medvedev on Georgia War - MT 8.9.12
> Putin on Rock Star's Corruption Appeal, Georgia War, Olympics — Kremlin text - kremlin.ru 8.9.12
> JRL Russia Digest: Pulse of Russia - Aug. 8, 2012 - 8.8.12, covering JRL 2012-144
> Prosecutor, Insisting Case Isn't Political, Seeks 3 Years for Pussy Riot - MT 8.8.12
> Murmansk Poised for Risky Renaissance - MT 8.8.12
> Russia almost doubles its gold medal tally - MN 8.8.12
> Russian Court Orders Release of Khodorkovsky Partner in 2013 - Bloomberg 8.8.12
Tuesday 8.7.12 - JRL 2012-143
> Russian Islamic Expert Likens Kazan Rally To Start Of Arab Spring - Interfax 8.6.12
> Russian Capital Outflow Forecast Underestimates Risks, Banks Say - Bloomberg 8.7.12
> Saakashvili: Georgia Will Enter NATO And EU And Return "occupied" Lands - Interfax 8.6.12
> The placards will not be witty: Amid bizarre legal proceedings, ordinary Russians are quietly radicalizing - MN 8.6.12
> Video of Putin Rejecting Priest's Kiss Goes Viral - MT 8.6.12
> Russian Academy of Sciences reform long overdue - Interfax 8.7.12
> Olympic false start: Team Russia is hoping for a storming finish after a sluggish beginning in London - MN 8.6.12
> As crisis looms, Russia reforms capital markets - MN 8.6.12
Monday 8.6.12 - JRL 2012-142
> With Oil At $60 a Barrel in 2013 Russian GDP Could Contract By 2.7% — Econ Ministry - Interfax 8.4.12
> Half of Russians Distrust Police, Politicians — Survey - RIAN 8.6.12
> Lebedev Says Has Proof Russian Officials Stole Tens of Billions - Bloomberg 8.6.12
> Caucasus strongman spat uncovers regional tensions - MN 8.6.12
> Church Official Says Russia's Future Hinges On Outcome Of Pussy Riot Discussion- Interfax 8.3.12
> Pussy Riot Wonders If Putin's Words Will Help - MT 8.6.12
> Russian Musicians Hesitant to Back Pussy Riot - MT 8.6.12
Friday 8.3.12 - JRL 2012-140
> Moscow Helsinki Group Head Alexeyeva: I'd Rather Die in Jail Than Be Registered as Foreign Agent - Interfax 8.2.12
> Lebedev to Sell Out of Russia Over Pressure From Authority - RIAN 8.2.12
> Putin Says Against Punishing Pussy Riot Musicians "too Strictly" - Interfax 8.2.12
> Russians Divided in Their Assessments of National Development - Interfax 8.2.12
> Russians Increasingly Consider Authorities Unwilling To Fight Corruption — Poll - Interfax 8.2.12
> IMF Warns Russia Faces 'Considerable' Global Contagion Risks - Bloomberg 8.3.12
> As U.S. Acts on Magnitsky, Europe Debates - MT 8.3.12
> Analysts disagree over protest poll - MN 8.2.12
> Russians' Main Source Of News Still TV, Though Trust In Internet Growing — Poll - Interfax 8.2.12
Thursday 8.2.12 - JRL 2012-140
> Grand Celebrations Begin for 1812 Battle - MT 8.2.12
> Russians Support Recent Laws Restricting Freedoms — Poll - RIAN 8.2.12
> Congress Reviews Central Asia (Part One): Security Issues; U.S. security role in Central Asia after Afghan War remains unclear - EDM 8.1.12
> Drought Is Added to Fedorov's Tasks as Russia Joins WTO - Bloomberg 8.2.12
> Navalny's Team to Set up Party - RIAN 8.2.12
> Investigators Open New Inquiry Into Opposition-Minded Lawmaker - MT 8.2.12
> New Rules Revolutionize Banking Sector - MT 8.2.12
> Russia Should Maintain State Control of Continental Shelf — Dvorkovich - RIAN 8.2.12
> Russia Must Prepare for Energy Revolution — Medvedev - RIAN 8.2.12
Wednesday 8.1.12 - JRL 2012-139 - site modified 8.2.12 10:21 ET
> Orthodox Priest: Pussy Riot Performance Threatens Disaster - Interfax 7.31.12
> Putin Told That Pussy Riot Members Most Likely Being Punished For Protest Against Him - Interfax 7.31.12
> Pussy Riot Trial Reports Restricted, Defendants Ill - RIAN 7.31.12
> Two Pro-Kremlin Officials Stand Up for Pussy Riot - MT 8.1.12
> Russians Increasingly Support Opposition Protests, Poll Says - MT 8.1.12
> Economists Warn Central Bank on Over-Reaction - MT 8.1.12
> U.S. lawmakers likely to restart debates on Jackson-Vanik amendments in 2013 - Interfax 8.1.12
> Poll Shows Fewer Russians Complain About Hard Life - Interfax 7.31.12
> White Ribbons "foreign Political Technologies" — Putin - Interfax 7.31.12
> Putin: Libel Law Unlikely to Be Used in Politics Very Much - Interfax 7.31.12
> Putin Calls for Gradual Transfer of Power in Russia - RIAN 7.31.12
> Forget Batman. Russians Get Own Superheroes - MT 7.31.12
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