Last Monday, the entire upper house of parliament voted to extend the Russian presidential term from four years to six years, a move recommended by President Dmitry Medvedev in his annual November address. But really, you didn’t think the “reform” was meant for Medvedev, did you? Or that anything occurring behind the walls of the Kremlin is intended to extend the reign of this Putin-anointed technocrat?
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Anne Applebaum – Putinism Washington Post Columnist Anne Applebaum talks on the topic of Putinism and the political outlook of Russia at the American Academy in Berlin Tags: Analysis, Russia, Putin, Applebaum, Lecture |
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Is the USA authoritarian? The centralization of political power in the hands of the federal government has allowed it to create a totalitarian state. Consumer goods are readily available in the USA (although our gigantic trade deficits indicate they are not produced here.) Some of our Constitutional rights remain intact, albeit eroded. Tags: american, empire, therealnews, movie, documentary, trailer, collapse, parenting, personality, fox, leadership, government, city, style, capitalism, vs, ussr, weapons, china, europe, eu, music, theme, national, anthem, england, communism, dictatorship, politics, bbc, al, jazeera, cnn, news, tv, english, putin, bush, obama, cold, war, world, iraq, afghanistan, united, states, soviet, union, patriot, act, doctrine, axis, of, evil, 911, terrorist, attacks, trade, centre, religion, muslim |
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Putin’s Russia – Russia March 2004 The Beslan crisis has raised serious questions about Putin’s leadership. We bring back a report examining life in Putin’s Russia. In most of Russia, democracy is a dirty word. “Under the Soviets we lived better than we live today,” complains former collective farmer Valentina. She blames Yeltsin’s Western-inspired policies for creating such an unequal society and considers Putin to be the lesser of two evils. Putin may have won 71% of the vote in the last elections but his is a grudging mandate. “Only 15% are sure that Putin is a successful leader,” comments Lilya Shevtsova, author of ‘Putin’s Russia.’ “They vote for him because they don’t see a viable alternative.” And there are plenty of Russians who disagree with his authoritarian style. As one of his rivals laments:… Tags: Vladmir, Putin, Yeltsin, Soviet, US, Media, Beslan, Democracy, Empire, Journeyman, Pictures |
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Aslund: Russia’s Reforms -1/5 Anders Aslund – Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute and author of “Russia’s Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reforms Succeeded and Democracy Failed” – provides an overview of the political and economic changes in Russia since the collapse of Communism and Soviet Union. He discusses in detail: (a) the perceived calcification of the Soviet system upon onset of Gorbachev’s Presidency; (b) Gorbachev’s error in thinking that he could reform communism; (c) the differences between Russian and Chinese economies at the onset of reforms; (d) the differences between economic liberalization approaches of Russia and China; (e) the critical role of Yeltsin in introducing radical market reforms; and (e) the failure of Yeltsin to undertake necessary political reforms. He also describes: (f) the… Tags: Anders, Aslund, Mikhail, Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Putin, Soviet, Union, Russia, Russian, Communism, Communists, collapse, downfall, failure, disintegration, economic, economy, liberal, free, market, reforms, transformation, changes, capitalism, capitalist, political, democratic, business, industry, liberalization, foreign, investment, reasons, factors, causes, analysis, history, assessment, review, success, oil, corruption, authoritarian, KGB, Western, American, US, policies, Cold, War, George, Bush, threat, arms, nuclear, rise, China, comparison, future |
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Aslund: Russia’s Reforms -5/5 Anders Aslund – Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute and author of “Russia’s Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reforms Succeeded and Democracy Failed” – provides an overview of the political and economic changes in Russia since the collapse of Communism and Soviet Union. He discusses in detail: (a) the perceived calcification of the Soviet system upon onset of Gorbachev’s Presidency; (b) Gorbachev’s error in thinking that he could reform communism; (c) the differences between Russian and Chinese economies at the onset of reforms; (d) the differences between economic liberalization approaches of Russia and China; (e) the critical role of Yeltsin in introducing radical market reforms; and (e) the failure of Yeltsin to undertake necessary political reforms. He also describes: (f) the… Tags: Anders, Aslund, Mikhail, Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Putin, Soviet, Union, Russia, Russian, Communism, Communists, collapse, downfall, failure, disintegration, economic, economy, liberal, free, market, reforms, transformation, changes, capitalism, capitalist, political, democratic, business, industry, liberalization, foreign, investment, reasons, factors, causes, analysis, history, assessment, review, success, oil, corruption, authoritarian, KGB, Western, American, US, policies, Cold, War, George, Bush, threat, arms, nuclear, rise, China, comparison, future |
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Conversations With History: Russia Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes economist Anders Aslund for a discussion of Russia after the fall of communism. He analyzes the reasons for the succcessful implementation of a market economy and the reasons for the failure to achieve a democratic revolution. He compares the leadership of Gorbachev, Yelstin, and Putin. Anders Aslund also discusses the implications of authoritarian rule by Putin for Russia and for relations with the West. Series: “Conversations with History” [4/2008] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 14340] Tags: Russia, Russian, economy, democracy |
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Funny putin’s Trial In 2003 the last Russian democrat, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was arrested. He was the last obstacle to Autocracy, which is being successfully built at this very moment in Russia. There was no crime, which is no problem for the prosecutors or judges the ruling circle can hold him and his friends in cage as long as they please. The verdict had been ready long before the trial as it is done in all decent Authoritarian states no checks and balances (like the court not dependent on the orders from the president), but the order of the dictator, who stole Khodorkovsky’s company YUKOS and now Russia is facing trials with its shareholders, but Khodorkovsky remains in jail, no one could get him out of putin’s jail and putin’s judiciary. Yet. Tags: Khodorkovsky, putin, funny, case, yukos |
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Aslund: Russia’s Reforms -2/5 Anders Aslund – Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute and author of “Russia’s Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reforms Succeeded and Democracy Failed” – provides an overview of the political and economic changes in Russia since the collapse of Communism and Soviet Union. He discusses in detail: (a) the perceived calcification of the Soviet system upon onset of Gorbachev’s Presidency; (b) Gorbachev’s error in thinking that he could reform communism; (c) the differences between Russian and Chinese economies at the onset of reforms; (d) the differences between economic liberalization approaches of Russia and China; (e) the critical role of Yeltsin in introducing radical market reforms; and (e) the failure of Yeltsin to undertake necessary political reforms. He also describes: (f) the… Tags: Anders, Aslund, Mikhail, Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Putin, Soviet, Union, Russia, Russian, Communism, Communists, collapse, downfall, failure, disintegration, economic, economy, liberal, free, market, reforms, transformation, changes, capitalism, capitalist, political, democratic, business, industry, liberalization, foreign, investment, reasons, factors, causes, analysis, history, assessment, review, success, oil, corruption, authoritarian, KGB, Western, American, US, policies, Cold, War, George, Bush, threat, arms, nuclear, rise, China, comparison, future |
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Aslund: Russia’s Reforms -3/5 Anders Aslund – Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute and author of “Russia’s Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reforms Succeeded and Democracy Failed” – provides an overview of the political and economic changes in Russia since the collapse of Communism and Soviet Union. He discusses in detail: (a) the perceived calcification of the Soviet system upon onset of Gorbachev’s Presidency; (b) Gorbachev’s error in thinking that he could reform communism; (c) the differences between Russian and Chinese economies at the onset of reforms; (d) the differences between economic liberalization approaches of Russia and China; (e) the critical role of Yeltsin in introducing radical market reforms; and (e) the failure of Yeltsin to undertake necessary political reforms. He also describes: (f) the… Tags: Anders, Aslund, Mikhail, Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Putin, Soviet, Union, Russia, Russian, Communism, Communists, collapse, downfall, failure, disintegration, economic, economy, liberal, free, market, reforms, transformation, changes, capitalism, capitalist, political, democratic, business, industry, liberalization, foreign, investment, reasons, factors, causes, analysis, history, assessment, review, success, oil, corruption, authoritarian, KGB, Western, American, US, policies, Cold, War, George, Bush, threat, arms, nuclear, rise, China, comparison, future |
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Aslund: Russia’s Reforms -4/5 Anders Aslund – Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute and author of “Russia’s Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reforms Succeeded and Democracy Failed” – provides an overview of the political and economic changes in Russia since the collapse of Communism and Soviet Union. He discusses in detail: (a) the perceived calcification of the Soviet system upon onset of Gorbachev’s Presidency; (b) Gorbachev’s error in thinking that he could reform communism; (c) the differences between Russian and Chinese economies at the onset of reforms; (d) the differences between economic liberalization approaches of Russia and China; (e) the critical role of Yeltsin in introducing radical market reforms; and (e) the failure of Yeltsin to undertake necessary political reforms. He also describes: (f) the… Tags: Anders, Aslund, Mikhail, Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Putin, Soviet, Union, Russia, Russian, Communism, Communists, collapse, downfall, failure, disintegration, economic, economy, liberal, free, market, reforms, transformation, changes, capitalism, capitalist, political, democratic, business, industry, liberalization, foreign, investment, reasons, factors, causes, analysis, history, assessment, review, success, oil, corruption, authoritarian, KGB, Western, American, US, policies, Cold, War, George, Bush, threat, arms, nuclear, rise, China, comparison, future |
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Will Russia Ever Build a ‘Western-Style’ Democracy? Complete video at: fora.tv Kirill Nourzhanov argues that the Putin and Medvedev presidential administrations share in their opposition to Western-style democracy. He says “the substance remains the same,” no matter their “differences in philosophical attitude.” —– Speaking shortly after his election as President of the Russian Federation in 2008, Dmitry Medvedev highlighted his priorities in office: to maintain economic stability, to strengthen freedoms, to promote social programs, and to ensure that Russia sustains its position in the world. A year later, Medvedev’s record in delivering on these promises is coming under intense scrutiny. What does Russian resurgence actually mean? How well has Russia ridden out the global financial storm? Is authoritarian rule in Russia on the wax or… Tags: russian, russians, freedom, democracy, democratic, reform, reforms, dictator, authoritarian, state, control, media, opinion, voters |
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Gorbachev On Russia’s Opposition In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL’s Russian Service, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev spoke about the current political situation in Moscow. Since Vladimir Putin’s rise to power in 2000, Gorbachev has often been among the first to criticize new authoritarian measures in Russia, especially restrictions against the free press, independent politicians, and nongovernmental organizations. But he’s been a consistently ardent supporter of the man many believe responsible for the country’s direction: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Tags: Russia, politics, government, democracy, Gorbachev, Putin |
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RISE of the DICTATOR-01-30-10 Barack Obama is about to take control Tags: dictator, fuerher, mussolini, mao, tse, tung, zedong, totalitarian, authoritarian, liberal, fascist, parliament, duma, putin, medvedyev, saddam, hussein, ruler, king, communist, purge, revolution, beer, hall, putsch, reich, reichstag, kremlin, stalin, lenin, castro, che, guevara, ho, chi, minh, pol, pot, gulag, siberia, ayn, rand |
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With Bush Era Ended New NATO Chief Looks for Friendship with Russia The real US policy untill now has been very different–a relentless, winner-take-all exploitation of Russia’s post-1991 weakness. Accompanied by broken American promises, condescending lectures and demands for unilateral concessions, it has been even more aggressive and uncompromising than was Washington’s approach to Soviet Communist Russia. Consider its defining elements as they have unfolded–with fulsome support in both American political parties, influential newspapers and policy think tanks–since the early 1990s: §_A growing military encirclement of Russia, on and near its borders, by US and NATO bases, which are already ensconced or being planned in at least half the fourteen other former Soviet republics, from the Baltics and Ukraine to Georgia, Azerbaijan and the new states of… Tags: With, Bush, Era, Ended, New, NATO, Chief, Looks, for, Friendship, Russia, Lying, Warmonger, John, mccain, Fox, CNN, Low, Dobbs, Anger, Welcomes, Obamas, Change, Missile, System, Europe, American, people, view, Obama, stops, Bushs, arm, race, Pentagon, President, defense, architecture, US, Czech, Republic, Poland, of, Dimitri, Medvedev, Vladimir, Putin, Cold, War, European, Union, shield |
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Sean Penn Endorses Dennis Kucinich 12-07-07 kucinich.us By Sean Penn It’s been an odd week. For me, a particularly odd week. But that’s another story. So, wait a minute. Iran DOESN’T have nuclear weapon capability??? So, who are we gonna bomb? I want to bomb somebody! Didn’t Senator Clinton just vote in essence to give President Bush the power to bomb Iran? If he had done it last week, would that have made her right? I mean, if she knew then what she knows now? Or am I getting that backward? Golly, I’m confused. And what about President Bush? This week, Vladimir Putin, the man Mr. Bush said he “Looked into the eyes of and found to be very straightforward and trustworthy.” So much so, he was “able to get a sense of his soul.” Well that soulful fella has just successfully coalesced the most dangerous power base in Russia since the… Tags: Dennis, Elizabeth, Kucinich, Sean, Penn, Presidential, Candidates, Election, Candidate, Political, President |
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Truth about Russian Georgian Conflict-roots and history-by Kovalev subtitled Интервью́ c Ковалёвым For thsoe who are intrested in real roots of thsi conflict listen to a Russian dissident Kovalev. Sergei Adamovich Kovalev (also spelt as Sergey Kovalyov; Russian: Сергей Адамович Ковалёв; b. March 2, 1930) is a Russian human rights activist and politician and a former Soviet dissident and political prisoner. Contents [hide] 1 Early career and arrest 2 During perestroika 3 Post-Soviet Russia 4 See also 5 References 6 External links 7 Works 8 Further reading [edit] Early career and arrest Kovalev was born in the town of Seredina-Buda in Ukraine, near Sumy. In 1932, his family moved to Podlipki village near Moscow. In 1954 he graduated from Moscow State University. As a biophysicist, Kovalev authored more than 60 scientific publications. From mid-1950s, he opposed… Tags: war, georgia, russia, putin, saakashvili, truth, about, real, reasons, behind, the, abkhazia, osetia, where, do, they, come, from, russian, peacekeepers, at, work, Интервью́, Ковалёвым |
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Sean Penn Endorses Dennis Kucinich kucinich.us It’s been an odd week. For me, a particularly odd week. But that’s another story. So, wait a minute. Iran DOESN’T have nuclear weapon capability??? So, who are we gonna bomb? I want to bomb somebody! Didn’t Senator Clinton just vote in essence to give President Bush the power to bomb Iran? If he had done it last week, would that have made her right? I mean, if she knew then what she knows now? Or am I getting that backward? Golly, I’m confused. And what about President Bush? This week, Vladimir Putin, the man Mr. Bush said he “Looked into the eyes of and found to be very straightforward and trustworthy.” So much so, he was “able to get a sense of his soul.” Well that soulful fella has just successfully coalesced the most dangerous power base in Russia since the Cold War amid… Tags: Sean, Penn, Endorses, Dennis, Kucinich, Elizabeth, Presidential, Candidates, Elect |
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The President of Russia “Macho, macho, macho man..I’ve got to be, a macho man, Dah!” *Opinions about Vladimir Putin run the gamut. In the West, he is regarded as an “authoritarian,” an “autocrat,” even as a “dictator,” while in Russia a huge majority regard him as the most “democratic” of leaders, on the grounds that he has done more than his predecessors to improve the lot of ordinary people. ニュースアニメ「ウラジーミル・ウラジーミロヴィチ・プーチン首相」 大金持ちで、権力者で、マッチョな政治家、プーチン。 煙草は吸わず、酒も飲まず、釣りと競馬とラブラドールを愛する男、プーチン。 ５５歳なのに筋肉隆々のその肉体は、さすが柔道５段のスポーツマスターだ。… Tags: genseisha, world, leader, Russia, Vladimir, Putin, KGB, muscle, Medvedev, プーチン, ロシア, 大統領, メドベージェフ, 幻生社 |
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Since Bush Era Ended NATO Got Green Light for Friendly Relationship with Russia The real US & NATO policy until Obama Presidency has been very different–a relentless, winner-take-all exploitation of Russia’s post-1991 weakness. Accompanied by broken American promises, condescending lectures and demands for unilateral concessions, it has been even more aggressive and uncompromising than was Washington’s approach to USSR. Consider its defining elements as they have unfolded–with fulsome support in both American political parties, influential newspapers and policy think tanks–since the early 1990s: §_A growing military encirclement of Russia, on and near its borders, by US and NATO bases, which are already ensconced or being planned in at least half the fourteen other former Soviet republics, from the Baltics and Ukraine to Georgia, Azerbaijan and the new states of… Tags: Since, Bush, Era, Ended, NATO, Allowed, Friendly, Relationship, with, Russia, New, Chief, Looks, for, Friendship, Lying, Warmonger, John, mccain, Fox, CNN, Low, Dobbs, Anger, Welcomes, Obamas, Change, Missile, System, Europe, American, people, view, Obama, stops, Bushs, arm, race, Pentagon, President, defense, architecture, US, Czech, Republic, Poland, of, Dimitri, Medvedev, Vladimir, Putin, Cold, War, European, Union, shield, Georgia, South, Ossetia, Saakashvili, aggression |
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The Russia vs. Georgia war will have repercussions The choice to take-down Georgia exposes the raw disdain for democracy that drives Moscow’s authoritarian government. The world must now worry about who’s next? Stuck in the figure 8, again. Gori was the birthplace of Stalin. Tags: Russia-Georgia-War, Bush-Putin, Gog-Magog, Endtimes |
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