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Ivan Rybkin: “The Lack of Parliamentarianism in Russia Will Lead to a Repeat of 1991”

Details: 13 January 2014; Olga Khvostunova

On January 11, 1994, the State Duma of the Russian Federation—the first Russian parliament since 1917 to be elected in a multiparty vote—opened its session in Moscow. On January 14, Ivan Rybkin, who was nominated by leftwing opposition parties, was elected Duma speaker. As the Russian Duma marks its 20th anniversary, IMR Advisor Olga Khvostunova spoke to the former speaker about the experience of the first Duma and the state of the Russian parliament today.

Details: Politics

When Russian Parliament Was a Place for Discussion: on the 20th Anniversary of the First State Duma

Details: 12 January 2014; Vladimir Kara-Murza

On January 11, 1994, the State Duma of the Russian Federation—the first Russian parliament since 1917 to be elected in a multiparty vote—opened its session in Moscow. As the first Duma marks its 20th anniversary, IMR Senior Advisor Vladimir Kara-Murza recalls its experience—the experience of a parliament that, unlike today’s parody on the Duma, was truly a “place for discussion.”

Details: Nation

The Autocrat: Nicholas I and Russia’s Lost Years

Details: 08 January 2014; Alexander Yanov

The Institute of Modern Russia continues its series of articles by Alexander Yanov on the history of Russian nationalism. In this new essay, the author relates that Nicholas I’s reactionary policy brought Russia into a state of absolute paternalism.

Details: World

Ukraine and Russia: An Expensive “Brotherhood”

Details: 08 January 2014; Tatiana Stanovaya

Ukraine remains perhaps the most important topic in Russian foreign policy. Although the Kremlin has succeeded in preventing Ukraine from signing its association agreement with the European Union, it has not yet achieved its main objective: making Ukraine join the Customs Union. Ukraine is prepared to be Russia’s friend in words only, while obtaining lower gas prices and cheap loans. According to political analyst Tatiana Stanovaya, the current truce might prove to be temporary.

Details: Nation

The Peculiarities of Terrorism in Russia

Details: 08 January 2014; Alexander Podrabinek

Terrorism is a global problem that affects dozens of countries in today’s world. But, as author and analyst Alexander Podrabinek notes in this commentary, terrorism in Russia has its own—often unexplainable—“national peculiarities.”

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