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Putin Plans, Russia Pays

Details: 12 March 2012; Pavel Ivlev

Vladimir Putin has returned to the post of president, with the official result of 63% of the vote, a set of unprecedented social promises, and without a clear program for the economy. According to IMR’s Pavel Ivlev, the shape of the economic policy in Putin's third term is one of the greatest controversies of this political season.

Details: Events

Russian Visionaries in Paris: Pushkin's Russia against Putin's Russia

Details: 12 March 2012

On March 8th, 2012 IMR presented a photography exhibit featuring the portraits of Russian opposition leaders at Galerie Joseph in Paris. The political art-show by Moscow photographer Kirill Nikitenko was curated by Elena Khodorkovskaya. Philosopher André Glucksmann, French Ambassador at large for Human Rights François Zimeray, artist Enki Bilal, Russian economist Sergei Aleksashenko, IMR President Pavel Khodorkovsky, and many others, including representatives of French and Russian press, graced the Paris opening.

Details: Nation

The New Imperial History

IMR on Innovative Approaches to the History of Russia and the Post-Soviet Space

Details: 03 April 2012; Caterina Innocente

The complexities of the Russian future require new approaches to the the nation's past. These can be found in the New Imperial History project, created by a group of leading Russian historians including Ilya Gerasimov, Aleksander Semyonov, Marina Mogilner and Sergei Glebov. This project explores the myths found in outdated historiography, recognizing the multiplicity of past with view to the pluralism of the future. Ilya Gerasomov and Aleksander Semyonov recently spoke to IMR's Caterina Innocente about their work and some fresh perspectives on Russian history and the post-Soviet space.

Details: Nation

The Nail in the Coffin of Russian Democracy

Details: 07 March 2012; Olga Khvostunova

On March 4th, Vladimir Putin was elected for his third term as Russian president. Despite Putin’s seemingly overwhelming victory, independent observers reported voter fraud and the Russian opposition continued protesting in Moscow and other major cities. International leaders were wary in offering their congratulations to the president-elect. Olga Khvostunova reviews reactions to Vladimir Putin's election in the Russian and Western press.

Details: Law

Estonia: Small Country, Great Achievements

Details: 05 March 2012; Ekaterina Mishina

In the two decades since restoring its independence, Estonia has proved to be a very successful reformer. The Little Country That Could got its epithet from Mart Laar, the former Prime Minister and current the Minister of Defense in Estonia. Laar is considered to be the father of the economic reforms that served as the catalysts to the country’s rapid development over the course of the past 20 years. Laar's reforms were acknowledged as the most successful and comprehensive in the region and are used as a model for other countries with transitional economies.

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