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Russia, Law, Corruption ~ JRL 2005-08 Excerpts
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Personal and business security in Russia
From Paul Backer; JRL #2008-131, July
14,
2008. |
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Kremlin to Cede Power to Fight Graft
By Anna Smolchenko, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-126, July
3,
2008. |
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Law, Moscow, Medvedev and Me
From Paul Backer; JRL #2008-124, July 1,
2008. |
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Russian Entrepreneurs Face Choice of Bribes or Prison |
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By Peter Fedynsky, from Voice of America; JRL #2008-123, June 30,
2008. |
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Russian Watchdog Says Public Attitude Key To Defeating
Corruption
From Interfax; JRL #2008-122, June 27,
2008. |
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Medvedev Receives War Plan On
Graft
By Francesca Mereu, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-121, June 30,
2008. |
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Skeptics highlight obstacles to anti-corruption drive
INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE UNVEILS “CONCEPTUAL DESIGN” FOR FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION
By Jonas Bernstein, from The
Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2007-121, June
30, 2007. |
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Everyone Pays, Few Want To Stop
By Francesca Mereu, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-119, June 23,
2008. |
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MEDVEDEV REPORTEDLY SET TO NAME AN ANTI-CORRUPTION AIDE
By Jonas Bernstein, from The
Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2008-118, June 18,
2008. |
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Kremlin Publishes Letters on
Corruption
By Anna Malpas, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-106, May 30,
2008. |
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Moral Imperative
By Marina Pustilnik, from The Moscow News; JRL #2008-106, May
30,
2008. |
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DEATHS OF CORRUPTION FIGHTERS OVERSHADOW NEW
ANTICORRUPTION CAMPAIGN
By Jonas Bernstein, from The
Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2008-105, May 29,
2008. |
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Medvedev’s crackdown on corruption in courts
By Alena Ledeneva, from Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-105, May 29,
2008. |
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Russia Judge Complains That Rulings of Constitutional
Court Are Being Ignored
From Interfax; JRL #2008-102, May 23,
2008. |
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High Court Moves to St. Petersburg
By Kirill Bessonov, from The Moscow News; JRL #2008-102, May 23,
2008. |
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Legal Efforts Starting To Stamp Out Piracy
By Tai Adelaja, from The
Moscow Times; JRL #2008-102, May 23,
2008. |
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Half-Measures, or Is This for Real?
By Marina Pustilnik, from The Moscow News; JRL #2008-102, May 23,
2008. |
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ARE MEDVEDEV’S LATEST PROMISES TO FIGHT CORRUPTION
SIMPLY “RITUAL INCANTATIONS”?
By Jonas Bernstein, from The
Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2008-101, May 22,
2008. |
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Medvedev Orders Cleanup of Courts
By Natalya Krainova, from The
Moscow Times; JRL #2008-100, May 21,
2008. |
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[Medvedev] Opening Address at a Meeting to Discuss
Improving the Judicial System |
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Kremlin transcript; JRL #2008-100, May 25,
2008. |
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Expert Says Annual Corrupt Money Turnover in Russia At
Least $300 Billion
From Interfax; JRL #2008-100, May 25,
2008. |
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Medvedev To Head Council On Graft
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The
Moscow Times; JRL #2008-99, May 20,
2008. |
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[Medvedev] Opening Remarks at a Meeting on Fighting
Corruption
Kremlin transcript; JRL #2008-99, May 20,
2008. |
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Judge Tells of Kremlin Threat
By Alexander Osipovich, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-90, May 8,
2008. |
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President Medvedev Stresses the
Law
By Alexander Osipovich, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-90, May 8,
2008. |
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New book on Judging Russia:
The Constitutional Court in Russian Politics
From Alexei Trochev; JRL #2008-85, May 1, 2008. |
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Over 2m Russians appealed to prosecutors in 2007 -
deputy prosecutor-general
From Interfax; JRL #2008-80, April 24, 2008. |
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Crime Levels Reduced In Russia - Interior Ministry
From Interfax; JRL #2008-80, April 24, 2008. |
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Over 1,500 Cases Opened Against Officials on Corruption
Charges
From Interfax; JRL #2008-73, April 10, 2008. |
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Russian activists rally in protest against
arbitrariness of judges
From Joseph Serio; JRL #2008-71, April 8, 2008. |
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Big Business Asks Medvedev for Help
By Anna Smolchenko, from The
Moscow Times; JRL #2008-72, April 9,
2008. |
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Investigating the Russian Mafia
[re: new book]
From Joseph Serio; JRL #2008-71, April 8, 2008. |
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The Will of the Small:
If Putin Failed to Eliminate Ubiquitous Corruption, Why Should Medvedev Succeed?
By Alexander Arkhangelsky, from Russia Profile; JRL #2008-71, April
8,
2008. |
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Over 90% of women in Russia suffer from family violence
From Interfax; JRL #2008-55, March 13, 2008. |
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Chaika Calls For Businessmen To Be Protected From
Extortion By Bureaucrats
From Interfax; JRL #2008-66, April 2, 2008. |
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Putin: 'Robust Measures Must be Taken' Against
Corruption
From Interfax; JRL #2008-54, March 12, 2008. |
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Ombudsman Lukin Says Phone Tapping In Russia Needs
Serious Debate
From Interfax; JRL #2008-50, March 6, 2008. |
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Increasing Number Of Russians Calls For Unconditional
Law Abidance - Poll
From Interfax; JRL #2008-46, March 2, 2008. |
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Russia's Medvedev Outlines
Plans for Anti-Corruption Plan
From Interfax; JRL #2008-43, Feb. 28, 2008. |
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Getting Tough on Corruption
By Elizabeth Swanson, from The Moscow News; JRL #2008-40, Feb. 25, 2008. |
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Adamov Convicted of Stealing
$30M
By Natalya Krainova, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-36, Feb. 20, 2008. |
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Some 100,000 Russian Govt Officials Unlawfully Involved
In Business Activities - Prosecutor
From Interfax; JRL #2008-36, Feb. 20, 2008. |
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Over 1,000 senior Russian officials prosecuted in 2007
- chief investigator
From Interfax; JRL #2008-36, Feb. 20, 2008. |
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Putin Announces Russia To Pass
Anti-Corruption Law
From Interfax; JRL #2008-33, Feb. 15, 2008. |
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RESEARCHERS STUDY THE “NATURE
AND STRUCTURE” OF RUSSIAN CORRUPTION
By Jonas Bernstein, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor;
JRL #2008-30, Feb. 12, 2008. |
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WILL RUSSIA'S NEXT ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN SUCCEED
WHERE OTHERS FAILED?
By Jonas Bernstein, from The
Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL
#2008-21, Jan. 30, 2008. |
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Putin: Corruption Blocking Russia's Competitive Economy
From Interfax; JRL
#2007-234, Nov. 12, 2007. |
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"PROTECTION" IN RUSSIA: DIFFERENT PROVIDERS, BUT SAME
RACKET
By Jonas Bernstein, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL
#2007-233, Nov. 9, 2007. |
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Twelve Friends of Justice
By Ambassador William J. Burns, Moskovskiy Komsomolets
op-ed, Moscow.USEmbassy.Gov
reprint; JRL
#2007-229, Nov. 5, 2007. |
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Political Environment Dooms Russia's Bid To Fight
Corruption
By Robert Coalson, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2007-201, Sept.
21, 2007. |
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Take the High Road Against Corruption
Moscow Times editorial; JRL 2007-200, Sept.
20, 2007. |
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Court Decisions Are Public Information - Russian
Supreme Court
From Interfax; JRL 2007-198, Sept.
18, 2007. |
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Russia: Powerful New
Investigative Body Begins Work
By Brian Whitmore, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2007-194, Sept.
11, 2007. |
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Russia's War Between the Courts: The Struggle over
the Jurisdictional Boundary between the Constitutional Court and Regular Courts
From Alexei Trochev; JRL 2007-189, Sept.
5, 2007. |
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Campaign Against Graft Gathers Speed
By David Nowak, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2007-181, Aug. 24, 2007. |
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Most Russians against changes to the Constitution -
poll
From Interfax; JRL 2007-179, Aug. 22, 2007. |
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Young Guards Polling Muscovites To Detect Most Corrupt
Russian Agencies
From Interfax; JRL 2007-170, Aug. 8, 2007. |
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Russian Public Wants Govt To
Clamp Down On Corruption - Poll
From Interfax; JRL 2007-161, July 25, 2007. |
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Moscow court to hear case against Berezovsky
From Interfax; JRL 2007-135, June 15, 2007. |
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Encouraging Competition Will Require Better Law
Enforcement - Fradkov
From Interfax; JRL 2007-123, May 31, 2007. |
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Moscow Tour Guides Ask
Authorities To Protect Foreign Tourists From Police Harassment
From Interfax; JRL 2007-112, May 17, 2007. |
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It's Not Over When the Gavel
Drops
By David Nowak, from The
Moscow Times; JRL 2007-112, May 17, 2007. |
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Russia loses $19-30 bln a year from fictitious deals -
CBR
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2007-42, Feb. 20, 2007. |
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Alexander Dvorkin: Russian Criminal Code should contain
'conscience manipulation' and 'psychological violence' to fight sects
From Interfax; JRL 2007-42, Feb. 20,
2007. |
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PUTIN UPHOLDS NON-EXISTENT RULE OF LAW IN RUSSIA
By Pavel K. Baev, from The Jamestown
Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor;
JRL 2007-10, Jan. 15, 2007. |
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UNITED RUSSIA LAUNCHES MAJOR
ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE
By John C. K. Daly, from The Jamestown
Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor;
JRL 2007-4, Jan. 5, 2007. |
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No restitution of property nationalized after 1917 -
government
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-216,
Sept. 27, 2006. |
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Russia: Corruption Scandal Could Shake Kremlin
By Victor Yasmann,
from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2006-215, Sept. 26, 2006. |
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U.S./Russia: Arms Sanctions
Threaten Business Ties
By Heather Maher, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2006-182,
Aug. 11, 2006. |
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Interview: Russia Arms Sanctions 'Not Possible' To
Contest Legally
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty interview of Nikolai Zlobin; JRL 2006-178, Aug. 7, 2006. |
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MOSCOW OUTRAGED BY U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST TWO RUSSIAN
COMPANIES
By Pavel K. Baev, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily
Monitor; JRL 2006-178, Aug. 7, 2006. |
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U.S. sanctions against
Russian companies unrelated to WMD - Ivanov
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-178, Aug. 7, 2006. |
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Property Rights of Russian Women
From Elena Kobyakina; JRL
2006-173, Aug. 1, 2006. |
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Putin promises anti-corruption onslaught
From Interfax; JRL
2006-137, June 14, 2006. |
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Russia: Experts Says Ustinov's Ouster Due to Poor
Results in Corruption Fight
From Interfax; JRL
2006-129, June 4, 2006. |
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A "Conservative" Prosecutor
Dismissed
Vladimir Ustinov's Dismissal Could Prove a Blow for Siloviki Faction
By Dmitry Babich, from Russia Profile; JRL
2006-129, June 4, 2006. |
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Prosecutor's sacking part of Putin's personnel plans -
source
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL
2006-122, June 2, 2006. |
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Prosecutor hints at new
anti-corruption cases in near future
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL
2006-122, May 25, 2006. |
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Lawsuit could force McDonald's
to cancel Russian summer - paper
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL
2006-122, May 25, 2006. |
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PUTIN'S FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION RESEMBLES MATRYOSHKA
DOLL
By Pavel K. Baev, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily
Monitor;
JRL 2006-119, May 19, 2006. |
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INNOCENT VERDICT
IN MURDER OF FORBES RUSSIAN BUREAU CHIEF RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT RUSSIAN
JUDICIAL SYSTEM: A First Look at What Really Went On in a Courtroom Closed to
Public Scrutiny
From Richard Morgan;
JRL 2006-117, May 19, 2006. |
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$7,000 Buys Dissertation and Flashy Degree
By Oksana Yablokova, from The Moscow Times;
JRL 2006-80, April 4, 2006. |
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‘It All Boils Down to
Plagiarism’ [re: Putin dissertation]
Clifford Gaddy interview with
Washington ProFile;
JRL 2006-78, March 31, 2006. |
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Would Harvard Ever Help
Russia?
From W. George Krasnow;
JRL 2006-62, March 12, 2006. |
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Russia: Duma Backs Antiterrorism Bill In Second Reading
By Claire Bigg, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty;
JRL 2006-47, Feb. 23, 2006. |
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Inefficient Governance Breeds
Corruption - Think Tank
By Natalya Alyakrinskaya, from Moscow News;
JRL 2006-13, Jan. 13, 2006. |
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Russians Worried Over Widespread Corruption - Public
Opinion Poll
From Interfax;
JRL 2006-13, Jan. 13, 2006. |
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www.nelegal.ru
From Sergey A.Sergeyev;
JRL 2006-10, Jan. 10, 2006. |
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Two Large European Companies May Leave Russia Because
Of Corruption - Experts
From Interfax;
JRL #9287, Nov. 4, 2005. |
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Legalization of free
arms sales in Russia to result in massive upsurge of criminality
Opinion polls conducted in Russia have shown that the majority of Russians have
the psychology of a victim
By Gayane Matseichik, from Pravda.Ru;
JRL #9283, Nov. 1, 2005. |
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Judicial Reform Headed for Duma
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times;
JRL #9277, Oct. 24, 2005. |
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St. Pete's Police
From Wladislaw George Krasnow;
JRL #9279, Oct. 26, 2005. |
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30,000 corruption crimes involving
officials registered annually in Russia
From Russian Information Agency Novosti;
JRL #9279, Oct. 26, 2005. |
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Average bribe in Russia grows up
to $135,000 vs. $23,000 in 2001
Corruption is like an insurance technique, which businessmen have to pay for
their security
From Pravda.Ru;
JRL #9274, Oct. 21, 2005. |
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Re: JRL #9250 Moscow Streets
From Jeremy Busch;
JRL #9257, Sept. 28, 2005. |
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Fortunes Go to Kremlin Favorites
By Catherine Belton, from The Moscow Times;
JRL #9252, Sept. 23, 2005. |
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Putin lashes out against corrupting of authorities
From Interfax;
JRL #9252, Sept. 23, 2005. |
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A Matter of Choice?
Corruption as a Social Value or a Systemic Constant
By Shaun Walker, from Russia Profile;
JRL #9251, Sept. 22, 2005. |
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Russian MP hints more of
Yeltsin's proteges will be investigated for fraud
From RIA Novosti; JRL #9213, Aug. 1,
2005. |
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CORRUPTION UNDERMINES RUSSIAN
MILITARY REFORM
By Roger N. McDermott, from the Jamestown
Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #9211, July 28,
2005. |
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Anti-corruption Review of the
former Soviet Union and East European Countries, May 2005
From Boris Demidov; JRL #9210, July 27,
2005. |
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Western mass media get into the
mess with Russian corruption
Globally recognized newspapers and magazines should obviously stay away from
such blatant lack of professionalism
From Pravda.Ru; JRL #9209, July 25,
2005. |
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One Man's Fight against Extortion
System
How much does it cost to drop a criminal case?
By Igor Korolkov, from The Moscow News;
JRL #9200, July 14, 2005. |
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[Project Klebnikov News Release]
News release by a global media alliance investigating the July 2004
assassination of Paul Klebnikov, editor-in-chief of the Forbes Russian
edition; JRL #9199, July 13, 2005. |
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Russia's Courts Lag Behind, Report Says
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #9182,
June 22, 2005. |
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Russian Justice Ministry to
monitor county's legislation
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9173,
June 9, 2005. |
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Montaigne and Roosevelt’s
Mistake: Some Fears are Good in Russia and America
By Vladimir Shlapentokh; JRL #9118,
April 13, 2005. |
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Re: Adam Landes -
Subsoil Law
From Andrei Liakhov; JRL #9099, March
22, 2005. |
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KREMLIN OPPOSES
CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9095, March
18, 2005. |
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US EXPERT ON
PRIVATIZATION AMNESTY
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9095, March
18, 2005. |
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ATTEMPT ON CHUBAIS'
LIFE MAY BE PERSONAL
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9095, March
18, 2005. |
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ONLY RUSSIAN
RESIDENTS MAY BE ALLOWED TO DEVELOP MINERALS
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9093, March
17, 2005. |
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Conference Announcement:
Commercial Law Reform in Russia and Eurasia
From Joseph Dresen, Kennan Institute; JRL #9087, March
11, 2005. |
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Supreme Court Opens Door to
Better Rules
By Mikhail Fedotov, featured in The
Moscow Times; JRL #9074, March 2, 2005. |
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President Putin's
Speech at an enlarged board of the General Prosecutor’s office of Russia
Kremlin.Ru transcript; JRL #9029,
Jan. 22, 2005. |
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Market explosions becoming
more frequent
By Yury Filippov,
from Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-191, Aug. 23, 2006. |
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Celebrating the Best
in Russian Security
By Kevin O'Flynn, from The Moscow Times;
JRL #9051, Feb. 7, 2005. |
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Confronting
Corruption
By Sergei Guriyev, featured in The Moscow Times; JRL #9039,
Jan. 28, 2005. |
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DRUGS AND CRIME
BIGGEST RUSSIAN CONCERNS
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9038, Jan. 28, 2005. |
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Russian Government's
Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law [re:new website]
From Alexander Domrin; JRL #9027,
Jan. 21, 2005. |
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Legal
Observations on the Yukos Affair: Part V
From Peter Clateman; JRL #9020, Jan. 18, 2005. |
