The British the Times has flung in to the fans who seek to find in the attack of the Caucasian Mujahideen against Russian invaders and their puppets anything you like, even the traces of the Martians, but not the will of the Mujahideen themselves, a new version - "to whom it is favorable" in the wake of bombings in the Moscow metro.

"Recent developments in Moscow has cast Medvedev in a new light", British the Times wrote. The positions of the formal chieftain of the Kremlin have become stronger, and in 2012 he could get rid of Putin's tutelage, making Alexander Khloponin a prime minister, the paper says.

Thus, the Times confounded those analysts and commentators, including those from the cohort of Russian opposition democrats, who saw "Putin's trace" in the Moscow metro bombings.

The paper considers that Medvedev "has taken centre stage as Russia's leader in the ...

Recently published results of international research indicate that Russia is now experiencing a new wave of instability. Therefore, Moscow's influence in the CIS is markedly reduced under the pressure of China, the EU and the US. The collapse of Russia into separate parts is predicted.

The raw economy with a low quality of public administration transforms Russia into a victim of a new crisis. Its status as a regional leader in post-Soviet space is now turned out to be under the threat. This has been evidenced by the results of international studies entitled "Post-crisis Development Models", conducted by the Institute for Contemporary Studies (INSOR), Russian paper Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports.

The international study has been prepared in a survey of almost 300 experts from 57 countries - including China, Japan, India, USA and Russia.

The Group of Experts was formed as of economists, scientists, financial analysts, owners of leading companies, as well as ...