Monthly Archives: November 2014

Russia: The Other Headlines, 17-21 November

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Stephen Norris

http://top.rbc.ru/society/20/11/2014/546df708cbb20f5cce880c1f Putin spoke about the dangers of an “anti-people mentality”, which leads to the spread of  extremism. Everybody – parties, universities, NGOs, mass-media – should unite against it. Extremism, he warns, is used as a geopolitical tool through color revolutions. … Continue reading →

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What Does the Motherland Begin With?

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Stephen Norris

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By Ivan Grek On November 5, President Vladimir Putin met with Russian historians and made several alarming statements. He instructed historians that their work should protect the interests of the Russian state. Putin also rehabilitated the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and accused … Continue reading →

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Russia, The Other Headlines: November 10-14

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Stephen Norris

http://slon.ru/russia/voprosy_o_krizise_s_otvetami_i_bez_intervyu_s_sergeem_gurievym-1183695.xhtml Sergei Guriev claims that Russian monetary reserves will last for 2-3 years. http://www.vedomosti.ru/opinion/news/35854731/sputnik-vmesto-ketchum Russia has launched a new international media outlet called Sputnik-news. Vedomosti published an editorial on this new Russian attempt to explain itself to the West. http://top.rbc.ru/politics/14/11/2014/54661726cbb20f44126635ab … Continue reading →

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Russia, the Other Headlines: 3-7 November

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Stephen Norris

http://govoritmoskva.ru/interviews/265/ The former Minister of Defense from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic visited Sergey Dorenko’s radio show. This interview is definitely worth reading. http://top.rbc.ru/technology_and_media/06/11/2014/545b8530cbb20fd0b12218c9 “Echo Moskvy” is torn apart. One of its major journalists, Aleksandr Plushev, has been fired directly … Continue reading →

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Russia, The Other Headlines, 26-31 October

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Stephen Norris

http://kommersant.ru/doc/2598864 Employees of state-owned companies are advised not to travel abroad. This may be the reason behind  several recent bankruptcies among major travel agencies. http://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/news/35473831/sdat-pasporta Russian Senators and Duma Deputies are asked to hand their diplomatic passports to a special … Continue reading →

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