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January 17, 2012

Today in Russian Business – Jan 17, 2012

A senior state investigator claims that the federal budget lost over $220 million last year in crimes tied to government purchase contracts.  Moscow’s construction department is selecting contractors to reconstruct all of the city’s throughways by...
January 17, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 17, 2012

TODAY: Kudrin’s attempt to mediate dialogue of unrest falters; Voters’ League created; Medvedev proposes electing governors; one-man demonstration for the opposition, Barnaul activists employ toys; Putin article lacks detail; Phobos-Grunt investig...
January 16, 2012

Putin’s PR Machine Can’t Fake It

Putin’s PR machine is in overdrive in the lead-up to the March elections, where he is widely expected to win (likely through a mix of underhanded and fair tactics) a third term as President.  This, of course, requires a little bit of the pot-calli...
January 16, 2012

Energy Blast – Jan 16, 2012

Despite obvious differences of opinion and continued failure to reach a new formula for gas prices, Ukraine has promised that there will be no new energy war with Russia.  ‘Why should we go to war with our Russian brothers?’  Gazprom reportedly of...
January 16, 2012

Today in Russian Business – Jan 16, 2012

The main benefactor of rallies against election fraud?  IT manufacturers, who will benefit from government plans to ensure online monitoring of the next vote.  Do this month’s capital inflows herald a change in attitudes towards emerging markets o...
January 16, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 16, 2012

TODAY: Prokhorov and Yavlinsky reach signature quota; Yabloko officials detained; opposition leaders shun Putin meeting; Rogozin links Iran and Russia; the rise of Alexei Navalny; Phobos-Grunt debris lands in the Pacific; Foreign Ministry antagoni...
January 13, 2012

Putin Fails To Convince as People’s Champion

Earlier this week, Reuters reported on income inequality in Russia, which many commentators see as driving a factor in disenchantment with the Putin regime.  The fact that living standards for ordinary people have seemingly reached a plateau whils...
January 13, 2012

Putin Fails To Convince as People’s Champion

Earlier this week, Reuters reported on income inequality in Russia, which many commentators see as driving a factor in disenchantment with the Putin regime.  The fact that living standards for ordinary people have seemingly reached a plateau whils...
January 13, 2012

Energy Blast – Jan 13, 2012

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has apparently failed to garner Chinese support for sanctions against Iran, as tensions over its nuclear program mount.  Russia remains one of the least safe countries in terms of nuclear security, says the N...
January 13, 2012

Today in Russian Business – Jan 13, 2012

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has told the media that Russia’s GDP grew by 4.2% in 2011, the world’s third highest growth rate among leading economies.  Capital flight statistics released yesterday were worrying, but, in the short term, ‘Rus...