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24.12.2009, 18:04
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Medvedev understands that we need the middle class, we need civil society, we need entrepreneurs in order to turn the country around, says Andrey Kortunov, political analyst from the New Eurasia Foundation.
25.11.2009, 14:50
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The Russian and Belarusian presidents have exchanged criticism on the eve of the signing of the documents on the creation of the Customs Union.
27.07.2010, 16:32
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Modernization is not just a conversion to an innovation economy, but requires fighting corruption, decreasing administrative barriers and the development of fair competition, President Dmitry Medvedev has said.
17.12.2009, 15:06
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President Medvedev has signed a climate doctrine that sets measures Russia will take to avoid the possible consequences of climate change, his aide Arkady Dvorkovich has told a media conference.
27.09.2010, 15:11
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Russian oil will be pumped to China by next year. President Dmitry Medvedev have taken part in the opening of the new pipeline from Russia with Chinese leader Hu Jintao while visiting the country.
24.05.2009, 09:06
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President Medvedev has signed a decree on setting a commission to counter attempts to falsify history to the detriment of Russia's interests, the Kremlin said.
28.09.2010, 14:32
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The Russian president has signed a decree firing Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, who was in power for almost two decades.
27.08.2009, 18:03
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Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have discussed a range of issues including regional military security, foreign policy consultations and economic partnership.
22.10.2009, 13:37
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Russian businessmen are not fully prepared to work with the president on abandoning the raw materials-based model, observers believe.
03.02.2010, 19:54
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A presidential think-tank has proposed radical changes in Russia, including a return to certain liberal elements of Yeltsin’s policy, a multi-party system and cutting the president’s term.
Published: 20 October, 2009, 21:23
Edited: 22 October, 2009, 20:10
The best way to modernize Russia is to use a nonviolent, evolution-like approach, with social consciousness being the first thing to evolve. That is according to the Kremlin's chief strategist, Vladislav Surkov.
@Bogdanov I understood Surkov as pledging for usage of common sense before going to government. Why to project the outcome?
"...criticism would have to be problem-oriented, rather than be purely directed against those in power." That is crazy idea. How they are going to implement it? By distributing memos which explain what criticism is problem-oriented and which is not?! Or somebody else (like NKVD in the earlier Soviet time) would be put in charge to categorize the critics and act accordingly? And, by the way, who would determined those criteria? And why would Surkov assume that those who determine that would be free from any flaws and do everything fairly and right? This is human nature -- people may criticize someone (especially, those who are in charge) for problems they have in their lives. Or do crazy things, for that matter. And that may be fair or unfair criticism. Next day the same person may look at life in different way and decide that he was wrong yesterday. But, with this system in place, he would be already either in prison or at the heavens gates. With this idea, which clearly, has a lack of thoughts behind, it is guaranteed that the country will end up with dictatorship. In fact, in many cases, going after those who in power may reveal the problems they or the government have. And fix those problems while it is not too late...