Политический фон января преимущественно определялся событиями на Украине. После принятия пакета законов, ужесточающих правила проведения митингов и наказания...

Общественно-политический фон мая характеризовался нарастающим напряжением в высших эшелонах российской политической бюрократии. Отставка вице-премьера...

Политический фон января преимущественно определялся событиями на Украине. После принятия пакета законов, ужесточающих правила проведения митингов и наказания...

Political and economic environment: a strong-arm approach Russia’s diplomatic and information efforts on the eve of signing a Euro-Ukrainian association agreement should be considered the key topic of the political and economic environment in November 2013.

A few words about the socio-political background that triggered some of the key economic events of December 2013. The most important political event of the month was the unexpected release from jail of former oil tycoon Michail Khodorkovsky who had spent 10 years and 2 months behind bars. As...

The main event in March which is having long-term political and economic consequences was the accession of Crimea to Russia, based on the results of the referendum conducted on 16 March. It has resulted in the most serious tension in the relations between Russia and Western countries since the...

Russia’s political background in May was determined by the mounting tension in the top echelons of the political bureaucracy. The sacking of Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov – one of the authors of the soft authoritarianism of the 2000s – was a manifestation of yet another personnel...

Socio-political environment. June 2013 was relatively quiet, but its major events were triggered by recently accumulated political conflicts and confrontations.

Escalation of socio-political tensions in July 2013 was caused by upcoming elections in various regions on September 8, 2013. The tension, in its turn, reflects general uptrend in political activity, which has been of cellular nature so far, of both common citizens and elite groups. Main...

The most noteworthy events of December 2012 were the adoption, by the U.S. Congress, of the so-called ‘Magnitsky Law’, whereby sanctions were introduced against the Russian officials directly involved in human rights violations; and the passing, by the RF State Duma, of a retaliatory...