Mar 02 Watch Despite Strengthening Opposition, Putin Favored to Claim Presidency Again Despite Strengthening Opposition, Putin Favored to Claim Presidency Again… Continue watching
Mar 02 On Sunday: Web Coverage of Russia’s Presidential Election By Larisa Epatko Russians vote Sunday in a presidential election that many expect will bring Vladimir Putin back into office. Protesters, angry at the way they say parliamentary elections in December squeezed out opposition candidates, have vowed to continue demanding reforms and a… Continue reading
Feb 29 Watch Russian Dissident Blogger Navalny: ‘Ghosts of Gadhafi Are Haunting’ Putin Russian Dissident Blogger Navalny: 'Ghosts of Gadhafi Are Haunting' Putin… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch In Russia, ‘No Romantic Notion of Revolution’ Before Election In Russia, 'No Romantic Notion of Revolution' Before Election… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch What’s Uniting Russia’s Revolutionaries? Six weeks before a presidential election in Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is off and running, attempting a return to another presidential stint -- despite growing anti-Putin demonstrations across the country. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch In Wake of Disputed Election, Russian Middle Class ‘Finding its Voice’ In Russia Tuesday, Vladimir Putin faces political turmoil as vote fraud protests become more widespread. Margaret Warner discusses the country's changing political landscape with Matthew Murray of The Center for Business Ethics and Corporate Governance and the Brookings Institution's Fiona… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch Protesters Allege Manipulation, Rigging in Russia’s Parliamentary Elections Protests in Russia continued for a second day Tuesday over Sunday's parliamentary elections. The ruling United Russia party received nearly 50 percent of the vote, but protesters allege vote-rigging and manipulation skewed the results. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News… Continue watching
Dec 05 What’s Souring Russian Voters’ Views of the Ruling Party? By Larisa Epatko The failure of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's once-dominant political party to eke out a majority in Russian parliamentary elections over the weekend shows a growing disillusionment with the country's problems with the economy and corruption, some analysts say. Continue reading
Nov 08 Russia’s Shrinking Population Mars Putin’s Superpower Ambitions By Talea Miller Despite Vladimir Putin's efforts to encourage population growth in Russia, women have too few children and Russian men are dying young. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Russian Finance Minister Fired Over Criticism of Putin, Medvedev Job Swap Longtime Russian Finance Minister Alexeli Kudrin was fired Monday after he criticized the announcement that President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin plan to swap roles in 2012. Margret Warner reports. Continue watching