The Other Russia: Kasparov: My Vision Of The New Russia
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posted by eagle on December, 2009 as ANALYSIS / OPINION
December 10th, 2009
The Russian National Assembly, a gathering of political and social forces dedicated to democracy in Russia, recently held its second conference on the future organization of the country, “Russia After Putin.” A series of articles of the same name were published by National Assembly bureau member, United Civil Front leader, and Solidarity co-leader Garry Kasparov. The thoughts and proposals laid out in these articles elicited a stormy reaction from within the internet community. In an interview with Yezhednevny Zhurnal on November 23 to further explain his positions, Kasparov discussed the goals of Russia’s united political opposition, the importance of Russia’s integration into Europe, and the futility of Medvedev’s plans for modernization. Garry Kimovich, in your opinion, how successful overall has the opposition been in moving forward in the development of its “way of the future,” given that it has been criticized for lacking one? The National Assembly is an arena that was created for different ideological forces, united by a ... >> full
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Al-Ahram Weekly: Chechnya Stays
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posted by eagle on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
Chechnya staysSir-- Re 'Nothing comes from nothing' (3-9 December, Al-Ahram Weekly) "this latest incident is a serious blow not only to Putin's strategy of holding on to Chechnya at all costs, but to overall Russian security." Rather it is a serious blow to the Putin-Medvedev attempt to control the situation by European human rights- style methods. Russia joined the Council of Europe in 1998 and is therefore bound to all sorts of commitments on human rights whilst at the same time having to deal with serious internal security problems. As Britain, the US and Israel, to name but three, have found, this can be inconvenient and makes it difficult to take a hard line. There is not the slightest chance that any current Russian leader, let alone Putin, will consider for a moment not hanging on to Chechnya. Just look at the map, the pipelines and Russian history. I should be very interested to know what you think Israel has to do with it all. The US of course has ... >> full
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Window On Eurasia: Russian Opposition Must Be Ready To Take Charge When Current Regime Collapses, OGF Leader Says
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posted by eagle on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
Paul Goble
Vienna, December 16 – Opposition parties in Russia are unlikely to be able to win a victory at the polls given official control of the media and the political process, but instead of falling into despair, the leader of the Unified Civic Front says, they should prepare to take charge once the current regime collapses, something she says is likely to happen sooner rather than later.
In an essay on the Kasparov.ru site, Lolita Tsariya notes that members of the opposition across the spectrum “are divided into optimists and pessimists,” with the former saying that the end of the current regime is “near” and the pessimists countering that the regime may survive “for decades” (www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=4B2796238C275).
This division is found “among liberals, among the left, and among the patriots,” because the attitudes and judgments it reflects is “extra-ideological.” But it is profoundly important because optimism and pessimism ...
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Prague Watchdog: The Turn Of The Screw
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posted by eagle on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
The turn of the screw
By Khasukha Magomadov, special to Prague Watchdog Chechen Republic "Vroom-vroom-vroom," came the roar of an engine somewhere in the distance. Ivan Petrovich suddenly stopped and listened. Perhaps he had imagined it? But no, the engine continued its hacking roar, filling the hapless tourist's heart with hope. For half a day now Ivan Petrovich, a suburban Muscovite and presently entangled nature lover, had been walking round in circles in the forest between Moscow and St Petersburg, and had even begun to think that he might never find a way out. His mobile phone was running out of juice, his boots were stuck with mud, and sweat poured down his back. The accumulated fat of fifty-odd years announced itself as fatigue and shortness of breath. Although the forest was now quite sparse, it stubbornly refused to "end". And now there was this roaring car engine. That could mean only one thing: there was a road nearby. Ivan Petrovich rushed towards the source ... |
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NatPress: Russia’s Unemployment Over 7 Days Increases By About 1%
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Russia’s unemployment over 7 days increases by about 1%
14.12.2009
The number of unemployed citizens registered at the employment service bodies of Russia increased over seven days by 0.7 percent and amounted to 2.56 million people, the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development reported on Monday. The ministry received information about dismissals at more than 67,000 organizations from all constituencies of Russia.“Over the last week, the growth of the number of unemployed citizens registered at the employment service bodies was observed in Russia’s 67 constituencies, including the Astrakhan, Sakhalin, Amur and Murmansk Regions, the Republic of Karelia and the Altai Territory. The number of unemployed citizens didn’t change in the Tver and Kaliningrad Regions, and St. Petersburg in comparison with the last week.At the same time, the number of unemployed citizens continued to reduce in Russia’s 13 constituencies, including in the Republics of Kabardino-Balkaria, Adygeya and Buryatia,” the ministry reports.According to the ministry’s data, as of the beginning of October 2008, the total number of dismissed workers has reached 839,611 people, out of them ...>> full
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