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.

The political background of January was mainly determined by the events unfolding in Ukraine. The adoption, by the Ukrainian parliament, of a package of repressive laws restricting freedom of assembly and introducing harsh penalties for their viola?? on, resulted in the situation in Ukraine...

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...

The beginning of 2013 was marked by yet another outburst of opposition-led protest activity in Moscow, this time unexpectedly strong: according to different sources, between 20 and 50 thousand people took part in the March Against Scoundrels, which was aimed against the ‘Anti-Magnitsky Law’...

Russia’s political background in March appeared to be calm enough. Over recent months, the opposition’s activity has been evidently on the decline; the trend displayed by Vladimir Putin’ approval ratings, although still downward, is moving at a very slow rate; the deterioration, last autumn,...

In October, for the first time after an eight-year ‘break’, gubernatorial elections were held in Russia. The revival of gubernatorial elections by no means implies a revival of competition at the regional level – existing legislation ensures that this should not be allowed. At the same...

The major political events of November were: the dismissal of Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdiukov; the investigation launched against his close associates in the top echelons of the RF Ministry of Defense; and a number of sensational denouncements of corruption by the VIPs – including former...