Anticipating public demands
December 28, 2011 Tamara Shkel, Anna Zakatnova, Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Sergei Naryshkin has had a storied career in elite politics, but usually behind the scenes. Now he has moved from the Russian president’s chief of staff to speaker of the Duma. Anna Zakatnova and Tamara Shkel of Rossiyskaya Gazeta talked to the new s
Journalists call 2011 elections “controversial”
December 5, 2011 Pavel Koshkin
In the wake of the 2011 State Duma elections, Russian media focused on reported violations and attempts to crack down public unrest. After the publication of preliminary results, journalists shifted their focus on United Russia’s poor performance
United Russia takes first, but loses constitutional majority
December 5, 2011 Artem Zagorodnov
While the ruling United Russia party finished far ahead of rivals in Sunday’s vote, its drop in popularity means it will have to form voting coalitions with political opponents for the first time since 2007
Russian elections: same players – different numbers
December 5, 2011 Russia Beyond the Headlines
According to exit polls, United Russia is far ahead of its competitors with 46 percent of the vote. And yet, the day was far from a victory for the ruling party, which won the 2007 elections with the support of 65 percent of all voters
Claiming seats in the Duma
November 8, 2011 Vladimir Babkin
Elections to the State Duma are less than a month away. Seven political parties are officially registered to participate in the elections, and should all these parties actually enter the Duma, they would represent the Russia’s full political spectrum
