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Khodorkovsky’s Breakthrough, Trump’s Sanctions, and Cabinet in Putin’s Name

Russian media roundup, August 4–11, 2017

Details: 11 August 2017

In this week’s roundup: Oleg Kashin views Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s recent interview as a “breakthrough” for the Russian political scene; Alexander Baunov discusses the US sanctions against Russia; Konstantin Gaaze analyzes the possibility of Putin bringing the government under direct subordination to the Kremlin; Sergei Medvedev analyzes the recent Siemens turbines scandal and links it to Russia’s losing its sovereignty; and Boris Vishnevsky highlights the disturbing developments inside the Russian judiciary. If you are interested in receiving this weekly roundup in your mailbox every Friday, let us know at info@imrussia.org.

Details: Media Must-Reads

Putin’s Fourth Term, Trump’s Crater, and the Duma Results

Russian media roundup, July 29 — August 4, 2017

Details: 04 August 2017

In this week’s roundup, Alexander Morozov writes about the possible goals of a Putin fourth term; Lilia Shevtsova argues that Moscow stands to lose from the current changes to the global order; Vladimir Pastukhov analyzes the Navalny-Strelkov debate in the context of the ideological struggles throughout Russian history; Yekaterina Schulman, Gleb Pavlovsky and Nikolai Petrov sum up the achievements of the first term of Russia’s 7th State Duma. If you are interested in receiving this weekly roundup in your mailbox every Friday, let us know at info@imrussia.org.

Details: Event Briefings

Bill Browder Calls for FARA Improvement to Deter the Kremlin Influence

Details: 04 August 2017; Daniel Frey

On July 27, Hermitage Capital CEO Bill Browder testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on the Putin regime’s lobbying efforts against the Magnitsky Act and interference in the 2016 U.S. election. In his testimony, Browder discusses Sergei Magnitsky’s murder, the Putin regime’s propensity toward corruption, the Kremlin’s methods of influence in the U.S. political process, and the role of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in protecting the United States from foreign influence—Russian or otherwise.

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Navalny-Strelkov Debate, Putin’s New Image, Stalinism Without Stalin

Russian media roundup, July 21-28, 2017

Details: 28 July 2017

In this week’s roundup: Konstantin Gaaze and Maria Zheleznova review the Navalny-Strelkov debate that drew lots of attention in Russia; Andrey Pertsev details a new format for Putin’s communication with the Russian people; Krill Rogov analyzes the ideological legacy of Stalinism; Svetlana Petrova profiles Putin’s old associate, billionaire Vladimir Litvinenko; and Roman Shleinov delves into the recent broil between Russia’s Central Bank and commercial bank Yugra. If you are interested in receiving this weekly roundup in your mailbox every Friday, let us know at info@imrussia.org.

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Experts Call Putin’s Kleptocracy “Top Security Threat to the West”

Details: 27 July 2017; Daniel Frey

On July 20, a panel discussion titled “Russia Under President Vladimir Putin” took place at the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the Helsinki Commission). A group of experts, including Anders Aslund, Daniel Fried, Marius Laurinavicius, Paul Massaro, Brian Whitmore, and Ilya Zaslavskiy, spoke about the gravest issues facing the Russian state, such as corruption, oligarchy, organized crime, and the threats the Putin regime poses to the West today.

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