Putin’s ‘United Russia’ - Platform turned liability Declining support for the ‘party of power’ party, with the possible loss of its two-thirds majority in the Duma, make Sunday’s Russian parliamentary election the object of special interest.
29 November 2011 - Full text...
Putin / Medvedev - A missed opportunity The decision of Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev to switch roles was, on all counts, a mistake – but there should be no rush to extreme judgments.
26 September 2011 - Full text...
Mikhail Prokhorov - New phenomenon, or three-month wonder? On 14 September Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia’s third richest man and former president of Norilsk Nickel, resigned his three months’ chairmanship of the minority Right Cause party, allegedly due to action by the Kremlin. What does it say about him, and about current Russian politics?
22 September 2011 - Full text...
Putin - A shadow of doubt? Things are being said that cast a doubt on the political strength of Russia’s prime minister. Where do they come from, and what is the aim?
12 March 2011 - Full text...
Reforming Russia - A hard look at the difficulties President Medvedev and ex-president Gorbachev have both identified corruption and bureaucracy as major obstacles to Russia’s modernisation. They are right, but against the weight of popular attitudes, action is another matter
17 December 2010 - Full text...
The fall of Yuri Luzhkov - Boyar and dinosaur President Medvedev’s sacking of Moscow’s mayor says more about the state of Russian politics than would appear from first media comments.
30 September 2010 - Full text...
Russia’s approaching elections - A widening scene Though they do not say it in words, two reports – one from the Medvedev ‘camp’ and the other from Putin’s - have finally opened Russia’s presidential election campaign, reflecting a shake-up of the entire political spectrum.
18 April 2010 - Full text...
