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U.S. Senators Hold a Hearing on Russia, Witnesses Urge a Tougher U.S. Stance

Details: 15 February 2017; Daniel Frey

On February 9, 2017, the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing on the U.S.-Russia relationship and the challenges facing the two countries in the near future. General Philip M. Breedlove, former NATO supreme allied commander in Europe, and Julianne Smith of the Center for New American Strategy presented their testimonies to the senators.

Details: Media Must-Reads

The Kremlin and the 1917 Revolution, Rosstat’s Shaky Calculations, and the Rules of Gubernatorial Survival

February 3-10, 2017

Details: 10 February 2017

In this week’s media highlights, Alexander Arkhangelsky explains why the Kremlin avoids an ethical assessment of the 1917 Revolution; Igor Nikolayev questions Rosstat’s recent data; Alexander Kynev discusses the beginning of a new wave of reshuffles among Russia’s governors; Pavel Kanygin writes about the assassination of the last “people’s commander” in Donbass; and Artyom Shaibman delves into the meaning of the recent tensions between Russia and Belarus. If you are interested in receiving this weekly roundup in your mailbox every Friday, let us know at info@imrussia.org.

Details: Economics

Sergey Aleksashenko: “The Budget Is Caught in a Vicious Circle”

Details: 09 February 2017; Sergey Aleksashenko

In his latest commentary about recent developments in the Russian economy, Sergey Aleksashenko, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, analyzes the reasons for the strengthening of the ruble, expresses cautious optimism concerning the automotive market, shows skepticism concerning the mortgage market, and once more notes the inconsistency of the actions of the Finance Ministry and the Russian Central Bank.

Details: Opinions

Anatoly Vishnevsky: “The Main Conflict Of Our Age Is The One Between Modernity and Tradition.”

Details: 04 February 2017; Denis Volkov

Denis Volkov, a sociologist at the Levada Center, talks with Anatoly Vishnevsky, Russia's leading demographer, director of the HSE Institute of Demography and editor-in-chief of the online publication “Demoscope Weekly”, about global demographic processes and their consequences such as the confrontation between traditional and modern society, the disintegration of the traditional family, the growing migrant crisis, issues of political modernization, and the Russian government’s pursuit of the utopia of the past.

Details: Media Must-Reads

The End of Humpty-Dumpty, Poklonskaya and Nikolai II, and Decriminalization of Violence

January 28 – February 3, 2017

Details: 03 February 2017

In this week’s media highlights, Republic reveals the details behind Humpty-Dumpty, a group of the most infamous political hackers in Russia; The New Times interviews Oleg Vyugin, former head of Russia’s Federal Financial Markets Service; Ivan Davydov discusses Natalya Poklonskaya’s attack on film director Aleksei Uchitel and his new movie about Nikolai II; Irina Chetverikova analyzes the consequences of the decriminalization of domestic violence in Russia; and Forbes.ru writes about the growing demand among Russians for London premium real estate. 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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