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Praemonitus praemunitus

Details: 13 May 2013; Alexander Podrabinek

In 2012, nearly half a million Russian citizens were prohibited from going abroad. In the first three months of 2013, the same ban was imposed on more than 140,000 people. Author and analyst Alexander Podrabinek believes that the Russian authorities have already begun building a new “iron curtain” at the country’s border.

Details: Nation

Two “Russian Ideas”

Details: 13 May 2013; Alexander Yanov

The Institute of Modern Russia continues the series of publications by prominent scholar Alexander Yanov on the history of Russian nationalism. In this article, the author recounts the 19th century clash between “state patriotism” and “Slavophilism.”

Details: Politics

Dmitri Medvedev: Three Scenarios of Neutralization

Details: 09 May 2013; Tatiana Stanovaya

In April, a video of a closed meeting chaired by Vladimir Putin appeared on the Lifenews.ru website, which is known to be close to the Kremlin. This video creates the impression that Dmitri Medvedev’s government is about to be dismissed. The resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov can be considered a warning to the cabinet. Political analyst Tatiana Stanovaya discusses the options that await the Medvedev government.

Details: Politics

FARA and Putin’s NGO Law: Myths and Reality

Details: 09 May 2013; Vladimir Kara-Murza

The Russian authorities have continuously claimed that the 2012 law labeling NGOs as “foreign agents” is merely the equivalent of the U.S. Foreign Agent Registration Act. IMR Senior Policy Advisor Vladimir Kara-Murza explains why this “analogy” is false.

Details: Politics

Moscow Makes its Own Pivot to the Pacific

Details: 07 May 2013; Donald N. Jensen

The recent summit meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has heightened speculation that Moscow is looking for an Asian counterweight to the increasingly powerful China. However, Donald N. Jensen, Resident Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, argues that Moscow’s relations with Beijing will continue to be much closer than its cooperation with Tokyo.

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