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Main page > Products > Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts - The weekly bulletin > Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts. Issue No (51) 739 Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts. Issue No (51) 739December 8 - 14, 2008 Main tendencies of political weekThere was no some special news on the country’s political field last week, at least as far as its public part is concerned. The topic of crisis became more actively discussed on the official level, though previously state authorities had tried to avoid it (at least in relation to Russia). Dmitry Medvedev’s speech at a forum devoted to Day of Constitution practically did not contain any unexpected things. According to him, fundamental modernization of the Constitution is undesirable in the next few decades, since the current variant is expedient enough to reflect the fundamental basis of the system. However, it does not mean there will be no changes at all – the president made it clear that correction of secondary provisions of the document (the provisions concerning the terms in office of authorities seem to be such) could be implemented depending on changes in the current situation. The past week confirmed the tendency of sharpening of staff struggle inside the government stirred up by functionaries’ impression that large-scale reshuffle had been postponed. Vladimir Putin kept on distancing himself from operative struggle against the crisis appointing authorized persons. First deputy PM Igor Shuvalov is now head of the anti-crisis commission in the executive branch and he may enter competition with Igor Sechin. At lower echelons struggle also continued. In particular, Kovalchuk brothers’ protégé Boris Boyarskov lost his post of head of the federal service for communications supervision. Agriculture minister Alexey Gordeyev, whose positions had weakened over the previous few months, successfully attempted to play back. The situation in the defense ministry is still complicated; its leaders are firmly dedicated to speeding up implementation of unpopular reforms. In particular, information appeared about soon transfer of the Navy headquarters from Moscow to St. Petersburg, although previously the ministry’s high-ranking officials declared that such a decision had not been made. Wishing to decrease discontent, military officials promised substantial material welfare to officers after the reforms are implemented, at least in three years. In particular, according to some statements, junior officers will get about 70,000 rubles per month, while colonels and generals about 120,000 to 150,000 rubles. Simultaneously with the reforms inside the ministry, its leaders are trying to acquire control over internal and external financial flows, e.g. of the ROSTO association. Major events December 8 - December 14, 2008
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