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Putin’s Presidential Address: Before And After
The content of a presidential address is not as important as its value as drama, with all the theatrical elements, including plot line, culmination and denouement. However, it is highly
RUSSIA’S “PARTY OF POWER” TAKES SHAPE
By Nikolai Petrov One of the main reasons for the launch of the attack on Yukos was the desire to boost the popularity of the United Russia Party as it
DEMOCRACY, RUSSIAN-STYLE
By Nikolai Petrov December's elections to the Russian State Duma will be the first to be held under conditions of political stabilization, with ongoing federal reform, a considerably stronger center
THE WAR IN IRAQ: REACTIONS FROM RUSSIA’S REGIONS
by Nikolai Petrov Russia is a country that encompasses an enormous range of socio-political and ethnic-confessional conditions. Foreign political developments, therefore, can have various--and sometimes opposing--effects on different parts of
THE WAR IN IRAQ AND THE MYTH OF PUTIN
By Nikolai Petrov The war in Iraq has had a strong impact on the domestic politics of many countries, including Russia. Its influence can be seen, for example, in the
ELECTIONS, RUSSIAN STYLE
By Nikolai Petrov Politics in Russia over the past few months has been dominated by surprising developments in regional elections. In Nizhny Novgorod, until recently the showcase for reform, elections
TROSHEV OUSTER AND THE CHECHNYA POLICY
By Nikolai Petrov A major scandal erupted late last year (2002) when General-Colonel Gennady Troshev, army commander in Russia's North Caucasus Military District (MD), publicly refused his Defense Ministry transfer
FEDERAL REFORM, TWO AND A HALF YEARS ON
By Nikolai Petrov "Who are you, Mister Putin?" many journalists asked two years ago, after Boris Yeltsin suddenly stepped down, handing the reins of Russia to Vladimir Putin. One answer
A TALE OF TWO REFERENDA.
By Nikolai Petrov This article will run in a two-part series. Part 2 will follow in the next issue of Prism. Part 1: Moscow Oblast INTRODUCTION