Category Archives: Zubkov

2012 Presidential Campaign Launches in Russian Style – Part I

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

A number of recent events in Russia show that the 2012 Russian presidential election campaign is in full swing.  In keeping with true Russian style, this campaign is aimed not at a mass Russian audience, but rather the political/economic elites involved … Continue reading →

Posted in Bastrykin, Chaika, clans, criminal law, Dmitry Medvedev, elections, konovalov, Kremlinology, Medvedev, PM Putin, politicians, power vertical, President Medvedev, prosecutor general, siloviki, vinnichenko, Vladimir Putin, Zubkov | 2 Comments

Putin ’12? – A Tale of Two Press Conferences

Posted on September 15, 2007 by

Yesterday, President Putin met with the Valdai Discussion Club at his vacation house in Sochi, Russia. A copy of his opening speech in English can be found here, but the most interesting exchanges occurred during the Q&A session after the … Continue reading →

Posted in elections, Putin, Valdai, Zubkov

Zubkov ’08?

Posted on September 12, 2007 by

Even though it is completely duplicative to write about this, I feel somewhat obligated to the extent that this blog claims to ‘monitor’ Russia…so, here goes: Today, President Putin accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and appointed Sergei … Continue reading →

Posted in elections, Ivanov, Medvedev, political parties, Zubkov

Zubkov ’08?

Posted on September 12, 2007 by

Even though it is completely duplicative to write about this, I feel somewhat obligated to the extent that this blog claims to ‘monitor’ Russia…so, here goes: Today, President Putin accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and appointed Sergei … Continue reading →

Posted in elections, Ivanov, Medvedev, political parties, Zubkov