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Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts. Issue No (36) 777

Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts. Issue No (36) 777

August 31 - September 06, 2009

Main tendencies of political week

Last week saw the sharpening of struggle for the autumn agenda that was going on simultaneously on several informational fields and was timed to a number of events and occasions.

State authorities represented by Dmitry Medvedev focused on the humanitarian sphere, which was mainly attributed to Day of Knowledge celebrations. Firstly, in his TV interview the president said it was necessary to standardize history books to avoid falsification of history. Moreover, the institution of ombudsman for children’s rights was established on a federal level. Presentation of a new design of the president’s website was also timed to September 1. Finally, the head of state accelerated efforts on creation of the e-government: this initiative until recently was successfully sabotaged by the bureaucracy.

However, a number of groups increased their informational pressure on state authorities trying to impose their own agenda on them. In particular, the so-called anti-Putin coalition became active insisting on replacement of the strategic course. These players try to prove that the system built over the past 10 years has become obsolete and it is unable to solve existing problems (not only those caused by the crisis). Replacement of speakers is noticeable in this camp – experts who were considered loyal to state authorities, although they were never thought to be conservators, are replacing their marginal counterparts.

There were intensified attempts to revise the anti-crisis strategy chosen by state authorities, which is to wait until the crisis is over observing social obligations to the population and minimizing political side-effects. The fact that the crisis has probably reached its bottom, which demonstrates the efficiency of such strategy, makes adherents of radical changes become more active. Some observers accuse Vladimir Putin of his unwillingness to make unpopular steps and carry out reforms saying that he is guided by personal interests and wants to maintain his high rating of support. The idea about the necessity of ‘Russian Pinochet’ was again promoted on the media field; such a person is believed to be able to violate democratic procedures to implement authoritarian modernization in the liberal way.

Major events August 31, 2009 - September 06, 2009

Event Winning side Defeated side Development Outlooks

A meeting of the commission for economy’s modernization and innovative development

Dmitry Medvedev

Igor Shchyogolev

Attempts to promote active use of IT by the state will be sabotaged by the bureaucracy

Dmitry Medvedev establishes post of ombudsman for children’s rights

Public Chamber

 

Alexey Golovan will act as speaker in resonant cases concerning children

Dmitry Medvedev’s interview with Vesti Nedeli

Dmitry Medvedev

 

The state will continue standardization of academic books and materials for students

Dmitry Medvedev submits a bills on further reforms in criminal procedures to the State Duma

Dmitry Medvedev, Vyacheslav Lebedev

 

The bill will be passed in the shortest time possible

Russian Constitutional Court judge Vladimir Yaroslavtsev’s interview with El Pais, in which he sharply criticizes Russia’s current political system

 

Valery Zorkin

Vladimir Yaroslavtsev and Anatoly Kononov will keep criticizing state authorities without special consequences affecting them

Supreme Court’s Presidium finds the prolonging of arrest of general Alexander Bulbov illegal

   

This decision won’t lead to automatic release of the federal drug control service’s general from custody

Prosecutor General’s Office finds the communications ministry’s order on the procedure of opening and inspecting letters not corresponding to the Constitution

Prosecutor General’s Office

Communications ministry

Real powers of secret services in this sphere won’t be affected

Central Election Commission chair Vladimir Churov says it is necessity to prolong the CEC’s term in office from 4 to 5 years

Vladimir Churov

 

Chances of this initiative to be implemented are not high

Russia’s ombudsman Vladimir Lukin meets with non-systemic oppositionist Ilya Yashin

Ilya Yashin

Vladimir Lukin

Lukin’s chances to be reappointed noticeably decreased

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