
Editor’s Column17 June, 2009
Strategies for Russia’s Modernization
By Sergei Roy
Here’s Vladimir Frolov’s question/comment for this week’s Russia Profile’s panel of experts:
“Russia’s President Dmitri Medvedev named technological innovation one of the key priorities of his presidency. A month before his election he outlined his ambitious “Four I’s” agenda which specifically called for weaning Russia away...

Combating Corruption 08 June, 2009
Vyacheslav Lebedev: Interior Ministry the Most Corrupt Structure in Russia
By Ivan Petrov
Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev called the Interior Ministry one of the worst corrupt structures. As of 2010, police officers and their families will have to declare income (this information is to be restricted to the Interior Ministry only and
withheld from the general public).

Editor’s Column03 June, 2009
On a German Take on the Russian Perspective
Christian Wipperfuerth’s article on “The Russian Federation’s Foreign and Security Goals” recently posted at guardian-psj.ru was in fact a paper presented at a conference of high-ranking British, German, American and Ukrainian officers.

World Security 01 June, 2009
Historical Overview on Security: A German Interpretation of the Russian Perspective. The Russian Federation’s Foreign and Security Goals
By Christian Wipperfuerth
For the elites and the population the unexpected dissolution of the USSR is a permanent reminder of their country's potential vulnerability.

Crime and Politics 28 May, 2009
No Moolah – No Marches
By Yuri Politov
Russia cannot have proper opposition because of corruption. Such was the unexpected conclusion that the authors of the “Corruption and Extra-systemic Opposition” report arrived at. The report was presented the other day by the Democracy Issues Research Foundation.

Health 26 May, 2009
Are Russians the Healthiest People on the Planet?
By Robert Bridge
For just a moment, cast aside your notions of a lawless, littered land of deadbeats and drunks, and consider this: Russia leads the pack in two cool categories: organic food and small jeans.
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