Four questions about Russia's future
February 10, 2012 Ben Aris, specially for RIR
Will Prime Minister Vladimir Putin allow a second round in the March presidential election? Will he improve Russia's economic record? Who will be the next prime minister? Will the opposition find a good leader? These questions remain unanswered.
The west still looks at Russia through a prism of stereotypes
January 13, 2012 Boris Tumanov, Gazeta.ru
Respectable international media are still unwilling to delve deep into the specifics of Russia’s reality, which often leads them to ridiculous conclusions. This perception is due not to bias, but to banal intellectual laziness
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KUDRIN: Mr Prudence quits
October 10, 2011 Ben Aris
Russia’s widely respected finance minister Alexei Kudrin quit days after Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced he wants his old job back as president and suggested he swap jobs with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, who would become prime
