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Dima Medvedev, Vblogger
Portraits of Power
Anatoli Lieven: “What is in fact better: authoritarian control from above or mass hysteria from below”?
The G8 was Boring
It was Dmitri Medvedev’s coming out party to the other leaders of the G-8. It seems that he didn’t fail to impress. Bush called him a “smart guy,” which should apply to pre...
eXile Under Extreme Measures
The people want to know is the eXile’s demise the result of a government inspection or money? Well, you see, the two can’t be untangled. Already in dire financial straights, the improm...
Meet the New (Old) Ministers
(Top down, left to right: Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister; Viktor Zubkov, First Vice-Prime Minister; Igor Shubalov, First Vice-Prime Minister; Igor Sechin, Vice-Prime Minister; Sergei Sobyanin, Vice-Pr...
Constitutional Monarchy
Here’s a surprise. The Russian Duma overwhelmingly approved Putin as Prime Minister. Okay, it’s not that surprising. The Communists did hold to their word to vote against him. Out of th...
The Bald-Hairy Theory of Russian Leaders
The Bald-Hairy Theory of Russian Leaders. I guess this is kind of like how every odd numbered Star Trek movie sucks. Anyway, this is courtesy of Veronica Khokhlova’s run down of Russian Live J...
The King is Dead! Long Live the King!
Two Days and Counting . . .
Two days and counting before Dmitri Medvedev can lose the “elect” that sits after of his moniker President. The ceremony promises to be lavish and well choreographed. And why not? You c...
A Conspiracy Behind the Rumor?
The political fallout from Moskovskii Korrespondent’s rumor about Putin dumping his wife Liudmila for contortionist extraordinaire and Olympic medalist Alina Kabaeva is taking political shape. ...
KPRF takes a stand, Democrats unite, and “Ukraine is not even a state!”
The post election political lull appears to be over as Russia’s politicians gear up for Medvedev’s presidency. As everyone already knows, Medvedev is expected to nominate Putin as Prime M...
“Putin’s historic achievement”
Michael Idov’s ” The Hibertation” in the New Republic is a must read. The New Republic The Hibernation by Michael Idov Meet Dmitri Medvedev, a docile president for a docil...
Medvedev in the Financial Times
The Financial Times has an exclusive interview with Russian President elect Dmitri Medvedev. Watch the video or read the transcript. Dima is going to have to work on that delivery. His speech is mon...
The Rise of the “Civiliki” and Provincial Elite Warfare
Western leaders have been hoping and praying that Dmitri Medvedev will be more “liberal” in foreign and domestic policy. According to a LexisNexis search the new President elect’s na...
“Most Russians do not love Putin per se, but they love Putin’s Russia.”
Russian Election Day has come and gone. Finally. Nevertheless, the mandarins of the American media are dutifully filling column inches with reports about Russia. Sadly, like most reporting on the Sl...
Personality Cash Cow
T-minus three days and counting. Russians will go to the polls on Sunday to cast their votes for a new President. But one shouldn’t get to carried away with the casting votes part. Yes, Ru...
“The President is the symbol of power, and the Prime Minister is only a manager.”
Kommersant has an interview with Elena Shestopal, the deputy chair of the Political Psychology Department at MGU, on how Russian society views the inevitable election of Dmitri Medvedev. I think the ...
Dima Bangs his Head
Smoke on the fuckin’ water. If you think soon to be Russian prez Dmitiri Medvedev is a square, think again. Forget the Russian pretension for opera and ballet. Dima is a metalist, a head bang...
On “s” Words and “i” Words
Dmitri Medvedev’s speech to the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum might be an indication of what he has in store for Russia. Before a crowd of Russian businessmen, Medvedev laid out his vision in a f...
Russia’s un-Election
Dmitri Medvedev refuses to debate, is conducting a low key campaign, and has no identifiable platform. Yet, he leads the polls with an overwhelming 71 percent. The Russian Presidential Election offi...
Niether Purge nor Coup
There is so much to say about Anders Aslund’s “Purge or Coup?” commentary in the Moscow Times. The big question on his mind is why Putin isn’t going to retire as promised. ...