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Main page > Products > Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts - The weekly bulletin > Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts. Issue No (71-72) 759-760 Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts. Issue No (71-72) 759-760April 27 - May 10, 2009 Main tendencies of political weekThe first anniversary of Dmitry Medvedev’s inauguration and informational games around the first year results were major events last week. It is symptomatic that most commentators and experts (often having opposite ideological positions) assessed the results quite positively in general, but the reasons for such loyalty differed. In particular, the majority of liberals noticed signals of gradual liberalization of the political system coming from the president. At the same time, adherents of the ‘thaw theory’ often put a brave face on a sorrow business and pass the desirable for reality. ‘Conservators’ expectedly expressed satisfaction with the new president having become a successor in full meaning of this word, not a destroyer, of the system created in the rich 2000s. Another vector of policies formed at the end of Putin’s presidency also continued last week – intertwining of inside-elite interests, which is quite expedient during the crisis and amid declining resources. In particular, Rostekhnologii signed a memorandum with a number of major banks, according to which the state corporation will de facto manage non-financial assets pledged at the banks. Boris Kovalchuk’s appointment as deputy head of Rosatom will also promote partnership relations between the Bank Rossiya group and Sergey Kiriyenko. However, this policy does not mean complete refusal of inside-elite struggle – it just ensures that competition between elite groups is carried out latently, non-publicly and in line with certain rules. In late April – early May struggle for the post of chief of the Moscow Main Department of Internal Affairs (GUVD) started following the previous chief’s dismissal after a police major had killed civilians in rampage in a supermarket. Judging by indirect evidence (a wave of publications about police abuses in other Russian regions), this struggle may grow into an administrative confrontation for the post of interior minister. Staff reshuffle again occurred in the defense ministry, one of the most restless ministries lately. However, in this case there are no alternatives – Anatoly Serdyukov still fully controls the mop-up process in the ministry and affiliated entities. Major events April 27, 2009 - May 10, 2009
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