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The Propaganda of the Putin Era

Part One: In Russia

Details: 13 November 2012

The Institute of Modern Russia is launching a series of publications that will be focused upon the operation of the propaganda machine within the system of power constructed by Vladimir Putin. In this first installment, IMR experts analyze the layout, content, and efficacy of propaganda geared toward “domestic consumption”—that is, toward sustaining the popularity of the regime and its leader among Russian voters.

Details: Events

“Russia's Circuitous March to Democracy”: Pavel Khodorkovsky to Speak at SMU

Details: 12 November 2012

On November 13th, IMR President Pavel Khodorkovsky will lead a discussion on the state of human rights and democracy in Russia at the SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas.

Details: Politics

“Revolution Will Come From Within the Elite”

Details: 09 November 2012

On November 7th, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and the SCPS Center for Global Affairs held a discussion entitled “Russia: When is the Next Revolution?” According to the panelists, the new revolution will originate inside the elites, and is likely to come at the end of Vladimir Putin’s current presidential term.

Details: Nation

E-Democracy: Citizens and the State

Details: 09 November 2012

The concept of “collaborative management” whereby citizens can directly participate in the decision-making process is increasingly the subject of discussion in the media and in academic literature. A key instrument of such participation is e-democracy. IMR analysts have assessed the tendencies in democratic countries and in Russia, where the “official” (imitative) e-democracy is being countered by the development of a civic alternative.

Details: Nation

“Killing of Survivors” after Kaczynski Plane Crash: Can We Believe the Video?

Details: 07 November 2012

If the FSB can kidnap a person in Kiev just as the OGPU once did in Europe, it is not hard to believe that the surviving Poles could have been finished off by the descendants of the butchers of Katyn. If anyone has trouble countenancing such a suggestion, they can take a look at the conclusions reached by an independent examination conducted in the United States on April 26, 2012.

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