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Yevgenia Chirikova: Putin Will Come to Power Because of Our Fragmentation

Civil society and activism

Details: 23 November 2011; Caterina Innocente

Сaterina Innocente spoke with Evgenya Chirikova about Putin regime's corruption schemes, Russian liberal opposition's disturbing fragmentation, as well as about Evgenya's understanding of patriotism and her efforts of turning "vegetables" into the active citizens.

Details: Nation

Hope or Menace? An Old-Time Dispute about Russian Nationalism

Details: 11 November 2011; Alexander Yanov

Many years ago I had an opponent: not too serious, but a very controversial one. At the time, I lived in Berkeley, California, and Mikhail Agursky – my opponent – was Israel’s leading Sovietologist.

Details: Events

Russian Visionaries. Into the Light

Details: 10 November 2011

It doesn’t make any difference if it’s March 2012 or March 2013. In reality, no dates or deadlines have any meaning. The exact date of the election makes no difference. Putin and his cronies, with the help of their political will, usurped power in our country and are using it to get rich. They will remain in power until we find our own political will to remove them. For this reason, the prognosis is not based on any measures Putin takes. The prognosis is entirely dependent on us.

Details: World

Not a Hint of Democracy in Russia

Details: 06 November 2011

On November 3, the Heritage Foundation held a panel discussion in Washington, DC on the upcoming Russian parliamentary and presidential elections, the Russian political climate overall, and the future of Russian-American relations.

Details: Nation

The Russian Film Week: The Hopes and Sorrows of Russian Cinema

Details: 05 November 2011

The 11th annual NYC Russian Film Week took place in Manhattan from October 28 to November 3, 2011. Caterina Innocente discussed the new Russian cinema, the kind you watch without pop-corn.

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