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Starting non-parliamentary dialogue

February 21, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
Medvedev has met with the opposition. Is he ready to propose a compromise?

Putin proposes military reform

February 20, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
After writing about immigration, the economy and social policies, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes on Russia's army

Political fraud fuels civil action

February 16, 2012 Pavel Koshkin
Young people looking for a way to get involved in creating a fair electoral system in Russia are finding their way thanks to online activism

Rally organizers hope for bigger numbers

February 14, 2012 RIA Novosti
Organizers from across the political spectrum are planning rallies to bring even more people into the streets in the second half of the month

Putin focuses on social policies

February 13, 2012 Natalya Kovalenko, Voice of Russia
Another campaign article written by Russia`s Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin was released in Komsomolskaya Pravda daily on Monday. This time the article focuses on social policies

A playwright supports Putin

February 10, 2012 John 
Freedman, The Moscow Times
Nikolai Kolyada, one of the nation's most respected playwrights, directors and theatrical visionaries, joined Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's presidential campaign in Yekaterinburg which resulted in a lot accusations and even a bit of petty vandalism

And then there were five

February 8, 2012 Roman Vorobyov
With slightly less than a month to go until Russia’s presidential elections, the field of candidates is down to five

Russian protestors took to New York's streets

February 6, 2012 Xenia Grubstein
Once again on Feb. 4 Russians protested in New York against vote fraud during the Dec. 4 parliamentary elections, but this time, the rally launched a new organization – the Coalition of Russian-speaking Organizations for Civil Rights

Protestors not afraid of the cold

February 4, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
In the midst of Russia’s 2012 presidential campaign, the Feb. 4 protests showed that Russians are ready to take to the streets in defense of their rights

Defending the Russian business?

February 3, 2012 Roman Vorobyov
The Russian authorities proposed to introduce the office of business ombudsman at the The 2012 Russia Forum

Monitor that!

February 2, 2012 Yulia Ponomareva, The Moscow News
A new project of Russia's prominent anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, RosVybory, aims at monitoring the upcoming presidential elections. But will it be successful like Navalny's previous project Rospil?

Will the election outcome increase investments?

February 1, 2012 Anna Reznikova, RBC Daily
Development in Russia is hindered by political uncertainty, but the March 4 elections will not in itself result in the change needed to encourage foreign investors

Economic rise: all talk, no action?

January 30, 2012 Pavel Koshkin
Vladimir Putin’s recent article published in business daily Vedomosti has experts guessing at the prime minister’s intentions

The Russian elite distances itself from Putin

January 27, 2012 Moritz Gathmann
Duma member Ilya Ponomarev is one of the leaders of the anti-government protests that have shaken the Russian capital. RBTH’s Moritz Gathmann talked to Ponomarev about the demands the protestors are making and what they hope to accomplish

Russia closed for immigration?

January 27, 2012 Pavel Koshkin
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been sounding off on illegal immigration, but could his strategy backfire?

At odds with society’s values

January 26, 2012 Irina Novikova, Moskovskiye Novosti
What political ideals are most highly prized in Russian society?

Medvedev takes more questions from students

January 25, 2012 Pavel Koshkin, Kira Tverskaya
The Russian President’s second visit to the to the journalism department of Moscow State University (MGU) gave students another chance to raise some controversial questions

State Duma takes up transportation safety

January 23, 2012 Kirill Zhurenkov, Ogoniok magazine
The new legislative session has gotten underway as the State Duma addresses concerns over safety on the water, on the roads and in the air

Voters Create League, and Putin Offers Talks

January 20, 2012 Jonathan Earle, The Moscow Times
A group of prominent figures unveiled on Wednesday a grassroots group dedicated to fighting election fraud — and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin immediately declared that he was ready to meet with them

Progress on direct election of governors?

January 20, 2012 Vladimir Solovyov, Dmitry Buturin, Maksim Ivanov, Kommersant
A bill on reforming gubernatorial elections has been submitted to the State Duma, although action is not expected until later in the year
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