Tag Archives: Vladimir Putin

The Headless Horseman

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Eugene Ivanov

It has become conventional wisdom that the Russian opposition has no plan. So much conventional it appears that recently this claim was repeated by the star of the French cinema and newly-minted Russian citizen Gérard Depardieu, someone who can’t be … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Democratic Choice, Gérard Depardieu, Just Russia, KPRF, Kremlin, LDPR, Opposition Coordination Council, PARNAS, People's Freedom Party, Putin's Plan, Rossiya 24 TV Channel, State Duma, United Russia, Vladimir Putin, Yabloko Party | 7 Comments

The identity crisis

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Eugene Ivanov

(This piece originally appeared on Russia Beyond the Headlines) Countries, just like people, suffer from identity crises, which I would define as inability to fully comprehend their worldwide raison d’être (known, for example, in Russia as “the national idea”), their true … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2012 Olympic Games in London, 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Dmitry Medvedev, identity crisis, modernization, Pussy Riot, Russia Beyond the Headlines, stability, Vladimir Putin | 18 Comments

What foreign policy do Russians want?

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Eugene Ivanov

(This piece originally appeared on Russia Beyond the Headlines) Only a year ago, few people outside of Russia’s expert community heard of Mikhail Dmitriev, the president of the Center for Strategic Research, an economics and social studies think tank. Today, Dmitriev, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bashar al-Assad, Center for Strategic Research, Col. Muammar Gaddafi, Dmitry Medvedev, Duma, enemy at the door, Kremlin, Mikhail Dmitriev, Political crisis in Russia and possible mechanisms of its development, Sergei Belanovsky, U.N. Security Council, Vladimir Putin | 27 Comments

Will the Magnitsky bill “replace” the Jackson-Vanik amendment?

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Eugene Ivanov

(This piece originally appeared on Russia Beyond the Headlines) A piece of legislation is moving through the U.S. Congress. If adopted, it’s likely to further damage U.S.-Russia relations and, as some analysts predict, may even serve as the fatal blow … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged G20, H.R. 4405, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Jackson-Vanik amendment, PNTR, President Obama, S. 1039, Sen. Cardin, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Max Baucus, Sergei Magnitsky, the Magnitsky bill, Vladimir Putin | 12 Comments

Business to the (late) rescue?

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Eugene Ivanov

Last Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee approved the so-called Magnitsky Bill (H.R. 4405), a piece of legislation that would impose visa bans and asset freezes on Russian officials involved in “gross human rights violations in Russia.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged G20, H.R. 4405, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Jackson-Vanik amendment, National Foreign Trade Council, S. 1039, Sen. Cardin, Sen. John Kerry, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Max Baucus, the Magnitsky bill, the Magnitsky list, the PNTR status, USA Engage, Vladimir Putin, WTO | 18 Comments

Street Fires

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Eugene Ivanov

Some 30 years ago, as a volunteer, I took part in extinguishing a forest fire in Northern Russia. Even today, I can’t call the adventure a fun. My clothes hardly fit the occasion. My only firefighting tool was a rusty … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dmitry Medvedev, Dmitry Orlov, Duma, Ingmar Bergman, Kremlin, Vladimir Milov, Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Shapovalov, Wild Strawberries | 18 Comments

Without Putin, the show goes on

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Eugene Ivanov

(A version of the previous post updated for Russia Beyond the Headlines) Given the proliferation of modern telecommunication technologies, it would be reasonable to expect that world leaders would be less inclined to travel to remote places for live meetings … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alexei Pushkov, Camp David, Dmitry Medvedev, Duma, G20, G8, President Obama, Skolkovo, Vladimir Putin | 3 Comments