Given that Vladimir Putin has signaled that any serious reforms in the near term are unlikely or even impossible, ever more Russians are predicting revolution, especially as that country enters the centenary of the two revolutions of 1917.
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Three Trends Likely to Dominate Russian Domestic Politics In 2017, Pryanikov Says
Pavel Pryanikov says that the three most important trends of the past year likely to cast a shadow on Russian domestic politics in the year ahead are the return to high office of the methodologists, the end of Russian nationalism, and the revolt of the regions.
A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 64
Russian propagandists say that the Kremlin leader was not involved in the Russian doping program, something improbable on its face, given Putin’s micromanagement of many affairs.
A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 63
International sports federations have stripped Russia of two upcoming international competitions. Ukraine has called for it to be stripped of all others, including the all-important 2018 World Cup, and the IOC has announced that it is checking all Russian competitors in the last three Olympic Games for drug use.
‘If the Russians Come Back Again, They Won’t Be Constrained by Communism’
‘If the Russians Come Back Again, They Won’t Be Constrained by Communism’ 2016-12-18 17:17:05 Staunton, VA, December 13, 2016 – Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who has just completed his service as president of Estonia, once remarked that “if the Russians come back again, they won’t be constrained by communism” and the rule they would impose on non-Russians […]
West is Again in the Midst of a ‘Phony War,’ Portnikov Says
A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 62 2016-12-17 19:11:39 Staunton, VA, December 16, 2016 – The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often appears to be is far too large for anyone to keep up with. But there needs to be a […]
A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 62
A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 62 2016-12-17 19:11:39 Staunton, VA, December 16, 2016 – The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often appears to be is far too large for anyone to keep up with. But there needs to be a […]
Putin Using All Means Against The West – Including Islamist Terrorism – Piontkovsky Says
Putin Using All Means Against the West – including Islamist Terrorism – Piontkovsky Says 2016-12-12 16:38:26 Staunton, VA, December 12, 2016 – Tragically, Andrey Piontkovsky says, Washington does not yet understand that Vladimir Putin is not and will not “struggle against Islamic terrorism together with the West” but rather is “using all available resources and […]
Putin Wants To Do More Than To Install Trump As US President: He Wants To Destroy The West
As evidence mounts that Vladimir Putin used a variety of covert means to promote the election of Donald Trump, it is important to remember the Kremlin leader’s agenda includes weakening Western countries that they can’t stand up to him.
A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 61
Ever more reasons are surfacing for stripping Russia of its right to host the World Soccer Cup. The IOC has extended its sanctions on Russia for doping, and the Russian Olympic Committee has added representatives from the illegally annexed Crimea and Sevastopol.