Collapse as Crucible: The Reforging of Russian Society
See on Scoop.it – RussiaWatchers What follows is a preliminary attempt to map the changing shape of Russian society in the last two decades, the better to understand its present condition, and its...
View ArticleThe make-up of the new Russian government
See on Scoop.it – RussiaWatchers The new organisational structure of the government will likely be announced within two to three days of the formal appointment of Medvedev as PM. Ministerial...
View Article“I’m certifiably nuts. But Russia made me that way”
See on Scoop.it – RussiaWatchers Investigating striking emails of Stratfor’s Senior Eurasia analyst and former Director of Analysis Lauren Goodrich. Who shapes Stratfor reports and U.S. foreign policy...
View ArticleOccupy Abai – a revolution of nobodies – BUSINESS NEW EUROPE
See on Scoop.it – RussiaWatchers It won’t be long before the police will evict the Occupy Abai protestors on some pretext. Yet this smallish rebellion is a social revolution. It is a lesson for the new...
View ArticleRichard Sakwa: The Crisis of Russian Democracy: The Dual State, Factionalism,...
See on Scoop.it – RussiaWatchers Richard Sakwa‘s new book, The Crisis of Russian Democracy: The Dual State, Factionalism, and the Medvedev Succession (Cambridge University Press, 2011), comes at a...
View ArticleRussia’s new Interior Minister: Vladimir Kolokoltsev
See on Scoop.it – RussiaWatchers Assessment: Kolokoltsev is a career cop with a reputation for being an effective investigator (of the ‘brute force’ rather than ‘inspired’ variety — by which I mean not...
View ArticleQ&A with Tina Kandelaki
See on Scoop.it – RussiaWatchers Tina Kandelaki is a Russian journalist, a TV celebrity and producer, a widely read blogger, and — more recently — a visible presence in Russian politics. See on...
View ArticleAlex Mercouris On Russian Journalists
See on Scoop.it – RussiaWatchers – RU I have spent the last few days working through the websites of the Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) and of the International Federation of...
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