Tag Archives: State Duma

'Guys, cool it'

Posted on July 5, 2010 by

As the onion of the spy scandal sheds more layers back in the States, Russia can only watch and see what pearls it holds. Today, though, we have an interesting nugget of information from Center. Russian Newsweek, a stand-out publication … Continue reading →

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Now that's love

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

Presid– Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is an hour into his three-hour state of the nation address to the State Duma (the parliament). This was a tradition instituted, conveniently, when Putin became prime minister. Today, Putin clearly has a bad, bad … Continue reading →

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Surprise twist: October elections lower approval ratings for Putin, Medvedev

Posted on November 2, 2009 by

Apparently, Russian political apathy does know at least some bounds. Two well-respected polling centers have found that approval ratings for the tandem — Putin and Medvedev — have sunk quite a bit since the fraudulent October 11 elections that caused … Continue reading →

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Happy blogoversary, Dimitry Medvedev!

Posted on October 9, 2009 by

It’s been exactly one year since the Russian president has started blogging, which means, he said, that it is a time to reflect. For me, the blog represents a very important means of communication, which allows me to receive important … Continue reading →

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