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An Expected Surprise

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An Expected Surprise

Details: 06 December 2011; Georgy Satarov

The Institute of Modern Russia's Expert, a well-know political scientist and a former aid to President Boris Yeltsin, Georgy Satarov reflects on United Russia's leaders electoral modus operandi, and on the broad spectrum of the election results consequences. Part I.

Bridge Over the Abyss

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Bridge Over the Abyss

Details: 03 December 2011; Alexander Yanov

The idea of my previous essay was to convince readers that today’s Russia and its future is challenged on an existential level as seriously as it was during the times of Peter the Great. History — then and now — has presented us with a dilemma: do we change or do we degrade? The degradation in question being irreversible. Therefore, the motto I suggested for the future leader of the opposition is substantially the same one as Peter the Great's: "Become Europe to survive!"

Illegitimate Elections

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Illegitimate Elections

Details: 24 November 2011; Georgy Satarov

"And just when everybody in the country has gotten got sick and tired of barefaced cynics and of the mediocrity and thievery of the Russian authorities, when the population is finally beginning to wake up, remembering that they are, in fact, citizens of this country, the opposition finds itself immersed in debates over indistinguishable dilemmas that drive potential supporters almost to a nervous breakdown", says Georgy Satarov, the Russian mathematician, political scientist and a former aide to President Boris Eltsin.

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

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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.

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

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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.

Why INSOR’s Ideology Is Utterly Unacceptable

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Why INSOR’s Ideology Is Utterly Unacceptable

Details: 20 October 2011; Alexander Yanov

Alexander Yanov explains why is it that INSOR ideologues found themselves unexpectedly alligned with Dugin, and what was the “great turning point” in the ideology of the imperial revanchists.

Rediscovering Russian America

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Rediscovering Russian America

Details: 19 October 2011; W.P. Norton

The new intercontinental class of "Global Russians" and TV's sexy "Russian Dolls" are the faces of a culture on the rise across America. But to some who speak it here, keeping Russian alive matters more than any clash of cultures, writes W.P. Norton.

The Washington Post: "Reset 2.0"

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The Washington Post: "Reset 2.0"

Details: 17 October 2011

In a recent article, Kathy Lally, Moscow bureau chief for the Washington Post, gave a detailed account of U.S. [Department of State] officials visiting Russia. During this trip, it was revealed that the next stage of the “reset” policy would focus on human rights.

Artist from the Land of the Absurd

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Artist from the Land of the Absurd

Details: 08 October 2011

This past September, a new exhibition of political works by the absurdist artist Konstantin Latyshev went on display at Aidan Salakhova’s Moscow art gallery.

Remembering August 1991

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Remembering August 1991

Details: 04 October 2011

“I look at the photographs of these boys and compare them with what I see in the reports of today’s crackdowns on demonstrations. It feels like human nature has changed. In my material, no matter how hard you might like to try, you can’t find any aggression — not on either side.”

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