DOCSLIB.ORG

Uva-DARE (Digital Academic Repository)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Uva-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Authoritarian politics of ideas, interests and policy change Finance and development in Putin's Russia Dąbrowska, E.A. Publication date 2019 Document Version Other version License Other Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Dąbrowska, E. A. (2019). Authoritarian politics of ideas, interests and policy change: Finance and development in Putin's Russia. General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam (https://dare.uva.nl) Download date:30 Sep 2021 References: Interviews: Bunich, Andrei (Author interview), economist and businessman, Director of the Association of Russia's Entrepreneurs and Tenants, 29.10.2012 Danilov, Yuri (Author interview), economist, expert at the Russian Federal Financial Market Agency, 30.10.2012. Drobyshevsky, Sergei (Author interview), expert on macroeconomic policy at the Gaidar's Institute, 15.10.2012. Dynkin, Alexandr (Author interview), economist, director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations IMEMO RAN, 22.11.2013. Ershov, Mikhail (Author interview), economist and banker, professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, director of the department for financial analysis at the Institute for Energy and Finance, expert of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, 17.11.2011. Gamza, Vladimir (Author interview), economist and banker, deputy director of the Association of Russian Banks “Russia” and of Business Russia, 23.10.2012. Grigoriev, Leonid (Author interview), professor at the department of world economy, Higher School of Economics, member of the liberal expert organisation Valdai Club, 09.04.2013. Kagarlitzki, Boris (Author interview), author and director of the Institute of Globalisation and Social Movements, 19.11.2011. Klepach, Andrei (Author interview), deputy minister at the Ministry of Economic Development, since 2014 deputy chairman of the Russian Development Bank Vneshekonombank, 26.11.2013. Kuznetsov, Boris (Author interview), researcher in industrial economics at the Higher School of Economics, economist at the expert organisation SIGMA, 18.11.2012. Lavrovsky, Igor (Author interview), economist, investment policy expert at the business organisation Business Russia, 21.11.2013. Lebedinskaya, Elena (Author interview), economist of the Economic Expert Group, expert organisation of the Ministry of Finance, 17.10.2012. Mironov, Valery (Author interview), economist at the Centre for Development, Higher School of Economics, 22.11.2013. 257 Moiseev, Sergei (Author interview), expert of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs RUIE Federal'nyi zakon [Federal Law] ot 28.09.2010 g. No 243-FZ O vnesenii izmenenii v otdel'nye zakonoda- and researcher at the Centre for Economic Research MFPA, in 2014-2016 director the financial stability tel'nye akty Rossiiskoi Federatsii v svyazi s prinyatiem Federal'nogo zakona “Ob innovatsionnom tsentre department at the Russian Central Bank, since 2016 economic advisor of the deputy chairman of the 'Skolkovo'”. CBR, 01.11.2011. Federal'nyi zakon [Federal Law] ot 28.09.2010 g. No 244-FZ Ob innovatsionnom tsentre 'Skolkovo'. Orlova, Nataliya (Author interview), chief economist at the Alfa Bank, 23.10.2012. Federal'naya Sluzhba Gosudarstvennoi Statistiki [Federal Service of State Statistics], Profitsit, defitsit konso- Pappé, Yakov (Author interview), economist, professor at the Russian Academy of Science, 11.04.2013. lidirovannogo i federal'nogo byudzhetov Rossiiskoi Federatsii (v protsentakh v VVP). http://www.gks. ru/free_doc/new_site/finans/fin29g.htm, last access 01.07.18. Ponomarenko, Sergei (Author interview), professor of statistics at the Higher School of Economics, 21.11.2013. Ministerstvo Ekonomicheskogo Razvitiya Rossiiskoi Federatsii [Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation] (2015): List of investment projects that are financed by means of the Fund for Pogrebnyak, Evgeny (Author interview), director of the Analytical Department at the Russian Development National Prosperity and (or) pension savings that are managed by the state, on a repayable basis. Bank Vneshekonombank, 13.04.2011. http://economy.gov.ru/minec/activity/sections/strategicPlanning/assessment/investregistry/, last access 01.07.18. Simachev, Yuri (Author interview), deputy director at the Interdepartmental Analytical Centre, 11.04.2013. ---. (2008): Informatsiya o rabote nad Kontseptsiei dolgosrochnogo sotsial'no-ekonomicheskogo Simonov, Veniamin, Father Philipp (Author interview), Father Superior in the Russian Orthodox Church, razvitiya Rossiiskoi Federatsii do 2020 g., Moscow. http://economy.gov.ru/minec/activity/sections/ economist, professor at the Lomonosov State University, auditor in the Audit Chamber, 12.04.2011. strategicplanning/concept/doc1202863991297, last access 03.06.18. Solntsev, Oleg (Author interview), economist, researcher at the Centre for Macroeconomic Analysis and ---. (2009a): Kontseptsiya dolgosrochnogo razvitiya Rossiiskoi Federatsii, Moscow. http://economy.gov. Short-Term Forecasting TsMAKP, 22.10.2012. ru/minec/activity/sections/strategicplanning/concept/indexdocs, last access 03.06.18. Trudolyubov, Maxim(Author interview), journalist of the newspaper “Vedomosti”, 22.11.2013. ---. (2009b): Programma antikrizisnykh mer Pravitel'stva Rossiiskoi Federatsii na 2009, Moscow. http:// economy.gov.ru/minec/activity/sections/strategicplanning/crisis/doc20100318_013, last access Vedev, Aleksei (Author interview), economist, researcher at the Gaidar's Institute, expert of the Association 03.06.18. of Russian Banks, since 2014 deputy minister at the Ministry of Economic Development, 16.10.2012. Ministerstvo Finansov Rossiiskoi Federatsii [Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation] (2001): Zamechaniya po Proyektu zakona ‘O stabilizatsionnom fonde Rossiiskoi Federatsii’. Sluzhebnaya zapiska Other primary sources: na imya zamestitelya ministra finansov Rossiiskoi Federatsii, 16 May 2001, Moscow. Available from: http://www.prorazvitie.ru/show.php?action=show_stat&mykey=191, last access 03.06.18. Official documents and statistics: ---. (2015): Sovokupnyi Ob''em Sredstv Rezervnogo Fonda, Informatsionno-Analiticheskii Otdel, Moscow. http://info.minfin.ru/fbp.php, last access 03.06.2018. Central Bank of Russia (2018a): Foreign Debt of the Russian Federation. http://www.cbr.ru/statistics/?Pr- ---. (2017a): Federal Budget of the Russian Federation, Moscow. http://old.minfin.ru/en/statistics/ tId=svs, last access 01.07.18. fedbud/?id_38=25609, last access 03.06.2018. ---. (2018b): Foreign Reserves of the Russian Federation. http://www.cbr.ru/eng/hd_base/Default. ---. (2017b): Volume of the National Prosperity Fund, Moscow. http://old.minfin.ru/en/nationalwealth- aspx?Prtid=mrrf_m, last access 01.07.18. fund/statistics/volume/index.php?id_4=5830, last access 03.06.2018. ---. (2018c): Interest rates on Bank of Russia monetary policy instruments, http://www.cbr.ru/eng/ ---. (2017c): Volume of the Reserve Fund, Moscow. http://old.minfin.ru/en/reservefund/statistics/ DKP/instruments_dkp/interest_rates/#a_35859file, last access 01.07.18. volume/index.php?id_4=5817, last access 03.06.2018. ---. (2017d): Volume of the Stabilisation Fund, Moscow. http://old.minfin.ru/ru/stabfund/statistics/ volume/, last access 01.07.18; 258 259 ---. (2007): Poslanie Prezidenta RF Federal'nomu Sobraniyu RF ot 26 Aprelya 2007. http://base. Obshchestvennaya Palata Rossiiskoi Federatsii [Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation] (2006a): consultant.ru/cons/cgi/online.cgi?req=doc;base=LAW;n=67870;fld=134;dst=4294967295;r Stenograficheskii otchet ob obsuzhdenii doklada informatsionnoi gruppy “Ekspert”: “Inflyatsiya, nd=0.4393070399188872, last access 03.06.2018. finansovaya sistema I ekonomicheskii rost”, Moscow. ---. (2014): Poslanie Prezidenta Federal'nomu Sobraniju, 04.12.2014. http://kremlin.ru/events/presi- ---. (2006b): Stenograficheskii otchet o konferentsii “Rossiya – energeticheskaya sverkhderzhava”, dent/news/47173, last access 03.06.2018. Moscow. ---. (2015): Poslanie Prezidenta Federal'nomu Sobraniju, 03.12.2015. http://kremlin.ru/events/presi- ---. (2008a): Finansovaya Sistema dlya naroda, Moscow. https://www.oprf.ru/ru/about/structure/ dent/news/50864, last access 03.06.2018. structurenews/newsitem/14665?PHPSESSID=tu3f5a32guanpavus3trd48o83, last access 03.06.2018. ---. (2018): Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly, 01.03.2018. http://en.kremlin.ru/events/ ---. (2008b): Kruglyi stol “Novaya sotsial'naya doktrina Rossii: kak sdelat' bol'shinstvo grazhdan Rossii president/news/page/22, last access 03.06.2018. srednim klassom”, Moscow. The World Bank: Central government debt, total (% of GDP). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Downloaded from Elgar Online at 09/27/2021 07:35:02AM Via Free Access
    Index Abalkin, L 95 International Accounting Standards Board Abbassi, P 416 and IFRS accounting 316–17, 319, 320, Abbott, K 335 322, 328 Abdelal, R 105 negative equity 321, 324, 330 Abuka, C 221 operating costs 325, 326–7 accountability profit recognition and distribution 328–9 central banks’ policies 520–23, 530, 531–2, quantitative easing (QE) 330 533 realised gains and losses on foreign exchange European System of Central Banks (ESCB) 320–21 158, 159–60, 164, 171–4 revaluation deficits 321 lender of last resort (LOLR) 546–7 securities holdings 321–2, 323, 326, 327 supervisory, and institutional path of central seigniorage 326 bank independence 299–300, 311–13 shareholder distribution and foreign see also transparency exchange 321 accounting 314–32 shareholder value issues and equity 323–4 assets 319–23, 326, 327 shareholders, financial ‘buffers’ and balance sheet 317–24, 331 potential losses 329 bank notes as liabilities 318–19 unrealised valuation gains 320 bank reserves 330 valuation using current values 322 brand/reputation as asset 323 see also balance sheet policies central bank currency swaps (CBCS) 330–31 Acemoglu, D 366 cost-based accounting 322 Adam, C 3, 208–28 credit risks and equity financing 324 Adler, G 324 digital currency development 330 Africa, sub-Saharan see sub-Saharan Africa, equity 323–4, 330 monetary policy European System of Central Banks (ESCB) Ahamed, L 16 160, 317, 322 Ahmed, S 432 exchange rate movements and foreign Aikman, D 375 currency reserves 320, 328 Ainslie, G 368 expected loss approach to impairments
    [Show full text]
  • RUSSIA WATCH Duncan Deville, Guest Editor Graham T
    RUSSIA WATCH Duncan DeVille, Guest Editor Graham T. Allison, Director Analysis and Commentary Danielle Lussier, Assistant Editor Strengthening Democratic Institutions Project Editorial Staff: Melissa Carr, David John F. Kennedy School of Government Rekhviashvili, Annaliis Abrego, John Harvard University No. 7, March 2002 Grennan Rule of Law in Russia: The Wild East No More? Russian support for U.S. efforts in The new Criminal the war on terrorism has surprised Procedure Code. Long many Western observers. But this advocated by Western legal was not the only recent surprise experts as an important step in the development of the rule of law, from Moscow Western — the new Criminal Procedure Code advocates for the rule of law in will divest power from Russia’s (continued on p. 3) Russia also had much to celebrate in the closing months of 2001. Under IN THIS ISSUE: strong prodding by President Sergei Stepashin, p. 9 Vladimir Putin, the Duma passed several impressive pieces Chairman of the Auditing Chamber of the Russian Federation of reform legislation, including an entirely new Criminal Rule of Law and the Peculiarities of Russia Procedure Code, a potentially revolutionary land reform * law, new shareholder protections in amendments to the Scott Boylan, p. 10 Joint Stock Company Law, and the first post-Soviet Labor Regional Director for Eurasia, U.S. Department of Justice Long Awaited Russian Criminal Procedure Code is Enacted Code. * All of these bills had been stalled in the State Stephen Handleman, p. 13 Duma since the mid-1990s despite — or because of — Time Magazine International former President Boris Yeltsin’s efforts to get them passed.
    [Show full text]
  • The Golunov Affair
    the harriman institute at columbia university FALL 2019 The Golunov Affair Fighting Corruption in Russia Harriman Magazine is published biannually by Design and Art Direction: Columbia Creative Opposite page: the Harriman Institute. Alexander Cooley Harriman Institute (Photo by Jeffrey Managing Editor: Ronald Meyer Alexander Cooley, Director Schifman) Editor: Masha Udensiva-Brenner Alla Rachkov, Associate Director Ryan Kreider, Assistant Director Comments, suggestions, or address changes may Rebecca Dalton, Program Manager, Student Affairs be emailed to Masha Udensiva-Brenner at [email protected]. Harriman Institute Columbia University Cover image: Police officer walks past a “lone picket” 420 West 118th Street standing in front of the Main Office of the Moscow Police, New York, NY 10027 holding a sign that reads: “I am Golunov” (June 7, 2019). ITAR-TASS News Agency/Alamy Live News. Tel: 212-854-4623 Fax: 212-666-3481 Image on this page: Eduard Gorokhovsky, Untitled, 1988. Watercolor on paper, 21½ x 29½ in. Courtesy of the Kolodzei Collection of Russian and Eastern European Art, For the latest news and updates about the Harriman Kolodzei Art Foundation. www.KolodzeiArt.org Institute, visit harriman.columbia.edu. Stay connected through Facebook and Twitter! www.twitter.com/HarrimanInst www.facebook.com/TheHarrimanInstitute FROM THE DIRECTOR he June arrest of investigative journalist Ivan Golunov, the powerful civic T movement in his support, and his subsequent release marked the start of an eventful summer in Russia. In mid-July, Russians took to the streets again, over the disqualification of opposition candidates from the Moscow City Duma election. In this context, we dedicate the bulk of this issue to contemporary Russia.
    [Show full text]
  • Russia and the IMF: a Sordid Tale of Moral Hazard
    Russia and the IMF: A Sordid Tale of Moral Hazard STEFAN HEDLUND T he first summer of the new millennium was marked by renewed controversy around the issue of Russia's relation to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As Swiss prosecutors pressed on with their probes into alleged Russian money laundering, suspicions again carne to the fore that billions of dollars of IMF funds intended to support the rutile had been illicitly diverted via a maze of accounts in Western banks, notably the scandal-ridden Bank of New York. Although allegations of this type constitute a serious embarrassment to those concerned, there appears to be little danger of anyone's actually having to accept personal blame. Given the massive amounts of money involved, the investigations are likely to drag on for many years, as are the debates on what really happened. But few if any significant truths or admissions of guilt are likely to come on record. There is, quite simply, too much high-level politics involved for truth or justice to prevail. However, there may be some benefit in mapping, as far as possible, the story of IMF involvement in Russia, how it unfolded, and how it was brought to such an embarrassing end. 1 argue that there have been significant problems of moral hazard involved that should have been taken into account from the outset. The merits of the argument should be sought in a different direction from sim- ply looking for the trail of a few billion dollars that are missing. At stake is the very essence of Western relations to Russia, at a crucial point in that country's development.
    [Show full text]
  • Russian Capital Flight, Economic Reforms, and U.S
    Order Code RL30394 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Russian Capital Flight, Economic Reforms, and U.S. Interests: An Analysis Updated March 10, 2000 -name redacted- Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division -name redacted- Senior Specialist in Post-Soviet Economics Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress Russian Capital Flight, Economic Reforms, and U.S. Interests: An Analysis Summary Russian capital flight is a longstanding problem with very negative consequences for the Russian economy. Authoritative studies estimate Russian capital flight to have totaled $150 billion from 1992-1999. Recent reports of Russian money laundering and other financial scandals involving the Russian Central Bank, the Bank of New York, other commercial banks, and even former President Yeltsin’s household involve forms of capital flight and have drawn greater attention to the problem. They have been the subjects of recent Congressional hearings and have focused the attention of Members of Congress and others on U.S. interests in Russia. Some legislation has been proposed as a result of concern over the these scandals and Russian capital flight. Capital flight deprives the Russian economy of critical financial resources that could be used for investment, tax revenues, restructuring pensions, and other social security programs. More importantly, capital flight indicates a lack of confidence by Russian and foreign investors and residents in the Russian ruble, in the Russian financial system, and more generally in the Russian economy itself. Capital flight is a sign that Russia’s transition to a market economy continues to be incomplete.
    [Show full text]
  • CONTROL? INTERNET CENSORSHIP and SURVEILLANCE in RUSSIA © Pixabay
    TAKING CONTROL? INTERNET CENSORSHIP AND SURVEILLANCE IN RUSSIA © pixabay A digital version of this report with links and references can be found online: www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/russiareport A REPORT BY REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS/ NOVEMBER 2019 © pixabay TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface 5 3 1 Overview 6 2 Laws restricting press freedom and freedom of expression 10 Chronology from 2012 to 2019 3 Changes of ownership and dismissals 23 Editorial departments under pressure 4 Courageous and committed 32 The diversity of Russian online media 5 Arbitrary and severe penalties 45 Every user risks prosecution 6 The intelligence service is reading right along 56 The fight against anonymous communication 7 Pressure on internet companies 66 The crucial role of international platforms 8 Recommendations 74 PREFACE Today the internet is thought to be a strategically crucial sector in Russian politics although for a long time those in power in the Kremlin did not recognise its importance. Ten years ago, the virtual space in Russia was still a place where lively debates about problems in society and politics unfolded. In the future, it is 5 planned to be censored and surveilled centrally, according to Russia’s new “sovereign internet law”. The present report traces the development from the first bans on content in 2012 to the present day. It shows how critical editorial teams are put under pressure and how the authorities attempt to silence individual journalists and bloggers. It provides information about new online media that report on societal ills against all odds, and it raises the question about the relevance of international platforms for the freedom of expression in Russia.
    [Show full text]
  • What Russia Must Do to Recover from Its Economic Crisis
    No. 1296 June 18, 1999 WHAT RUSSIA MUST DO TO RECOVER FROM ITS ECONOMIC CRISIS ARIEL COHEN, PH.D. When President Bill Clinton meets Russian Primakov cabinet, which was dominated by President Boris Yeltsin on June 20 at the summit of Soviet-era stalwarts who tried to implement poli- the world’s seven leading industrialized countries cies favoring rust-belt − (the G 7) in Cologne, Germany, the discussion industries and the state Produced by likely will focus on the current economic crisis in sector. Unless the new The Kathryn Russia. The reforms attempted by Moscow economic team undertakes and Shelby Cullom Davis between 1992 and 1998 were poorly planned and a significant new reform International Studies Center executed, and riddled with corruption. They were plan, however, it is doubt- unable to stop Russia’s economic decline. A recent ful that these officials will Published by agreement with the International Monetary Fund be any more able to pull The Heritage Foundation (IMF) for $4.5 billion in new credits is not likely Russia out of its economic 214 Massachusetts Ave., N.E. to reverse this trend. What Russia must do to morass than their predeces- Washington, D.C. recover from its economic implosion is to put in sors were. 20002–4999 (202) 546-4400 place a new economic team with leaders who http://www.heritage.org understand the principles and policies of market Russia is suffering from economics and will undertake a new round of the effects of an unprece- comprehensive reforms. dented ten-year slump. Unfortunately, the war in Kosovo and a pro- According to Moscow’s tracted political crisis in Moscow have distracted Institute of Economy Russia’s power elite from attending to the deterio- in Transition, the 1999 rating economy.
    [Show full text]
  • The Role of Offshore Financial Centres in Globalization
    *THE ROLE OF OFFSHORE FINANCIAL CENTRES IN GLOBALIZATION by Prem Sikka University of Essex, UK. * I am grateful to Lesley Catchpowle and John Christensen for their insightful comments and suggestions. Special thanks are also due to the Research Promotion Fund operated by the University of Essex for funding this work. Address for correspondence: Prem Sikka Department of Accounting, Finance and Management University of Essex Colchester Essex CO4 3SQ, UK. e-mail:[email protected] 1 THE ROLE OF OFFSHORE FINANCIAL CENTRES IN GLOBALIZATION Abstract Capitalism is inherently crisis-ridden, but shows little sign of exhausting itself. It continues to develop new ways of reinvigorating itself and generating economic returns for capital. Globalisation is considered to be the most advanced phase of capitalism. The Offshore Financial Centres (OFCs) are an integral part of globalisation. They facilitate growing mobility of finance by facilitating no/low tax, no/low regulation, secrecy and anonymity to enable footloose capital to roam the world. Their policies play a key role in tax avoidance/evasion, money laundering, flight of capital, degradation of regulation, instability and economic underdevelopment, and have serious consequences for people everywhere. Professional intermediaries, such as accountants and lawyers, play a key role in the development and expansion of OFCs. Despite the veneer of liberal democracy, some OFCs are captured by the finance industry and advance the interests of financial capital. Many OFCs are nurtured and protected by leading Western hegemons with developed capital and financial markets. This paper encourages scholars to study the operations, functions, policies and politics of OFCs by drawing attention to their significance and impact on societies.
    [Show full text]
  • The Impact of Political and Business Interests on the Contemporary
    THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL AND BUSINESS INTERESTS ON THE CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN MEDIA. A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN RUSSIAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY BY GREGORY J. SIMONS University of Canterbury 2001 CONTENTS LIST OF GRAPHS v LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vi LIST OF WORDS vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS viii ABSTRACT ix 0.0 Chapter Objectives 1 0.1 Introduction 1 0.2 Principal Theories for the Thesis 5 CHAPTER 1: FOUNDATIONS OF THE MODERN RUSSIAN MEDIA 1.0 Media Theory 8 1.0.1 The Significance of the Mass Media 8 1.0.2 Social Functions of the Media 8 1.0.3 Requirements for the Freedom of the Press 9 1.1 Theories for the Press 10 1.2 Political Communication 18 1.3 Media Baron Profiles 20 1.3.1 Vladimir Gusinsky 20 1.3.2 Boris Berezovsky 21 1.3.3 Vladimir Potanin 22 1.4 Mass Media During Soviet Times 22 1.5 Late Soviet Media 25 1.6 Chapter Findings 28 CHAPTER II: BUSINESS AND POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON THE MEDIA 2.0 Chapter Objectives 30 2.1 Russian Politics 30 2.2 The Political Struggle 33 2.3 The Information War 33 2.4 Putin's Rise to Power 35 2.5 Berezovsky's Challenge 38 2.6 Chapter Findings 41 CHAPTER Ill: THE INFLUENCE OF CORRUPTION ON THE MEDIA 3.0 Chapter Objectives 44 3.1 Blat 44 3.2 Definition of Corruption 46 3.3 Corruption in the Soviet Union 48 3.4 A History of Corruption in Contemporary Russia 50 3.5 Government Campaigns Against Corruption 52 3.6 The Russian Privatisation Process 54 3.7 Media Involvement in Reporting on Corruption 56 3.8 Use of Corruption in Politics 58 3.9 Chapter
    [Show full text]
  • Executive Intelligence Review, Volume 26, Number 35, September 3, 1999
    EIR Founder and Contributing Editor: Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. Editorial Board: Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr., Muriel Mirak-Weissbach, Antony Papert, Gerald From the Associate Editor Rose, Dennis Small, Edward Spannaus, Nancy Spannaus, Jeffrey Steinberg, William Wertz Associate Editors: Ronald Kokinda, Susan Welsh Managing Editor: John Sigerson egular readers of EIR will have noticed, that the rest of the world Science Editor: Marjorie Mazel Hecht R Special Projects: Mark Burdman has decided to catch up with us, in exposing the ties of Al Gore to the Book Editor: Katherine Notley corrupt “kleptocracy” in Russia, and the organized-crime networks Advertising Director: Marsha Freeman Circulation Manager: Stanley Ezrol that stand behind former Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin. Why, INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORS: one wonders, have the New York Times and the Washington Post Asia and Africa: Linda de Hoyos decided to go with this story, seven months after EIR published the Counterintelligence: Jeffrey Steinberg, Paul Goldstein essential facts of the case? Economics: Marcia Merry Baker, One thing that can be said for sure, in answer to that question, is William Engdahl History: Anton Chaitkin that the knives are out. This is a reflection of the global strategic and Ibero-America: Robyn Quijano, Dennis Small financial crisis, and the dawning realization of many that the world Law: Edward Spannaus Russia and Eastern Europe: financial system is coming apart, just as Lyndon LaRouche and EIR Rachel Douglas, Konstantin George have said it was. United States: Debra Freeman, Suzanne Rose In this issue, we present a wealth of intelligence on how this INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS: Bogota´: Jose´ Restrepo economic-strategic collapse is occurring.
    [Show full text]
  • The Russian Orthodox Church Faith, Power and Conquest
    REPORT The Russian Orthodox Church Faith, Power And Conquest December 2019 James Sherr Kaarel Kullamaa Title: The Russian Orthodox Church: Faith, Power and Conquest Author(s): Sherr, James; Kullamaa, Kaarel Publication date: December 2019 Category: Report Cover page photo: A Russian Orthodox priest blesses new Kalashnikov machine guns during a cer- emony presenting the new weapons to recently enlisted members of Russia s elite "OMON" riot police corps in Stavropol, 29 January 2008. AFP PHOTO / DANIL SEMYONOV Keywords: religion, faith, orthodox church, power, influence, foreign policy, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine Disclaimer: The views and opinions contained in this paper are solely those of its author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official policy or position of the International Centre for Defence and Security or any other organisation. ISSN 2228-0529 ISBN 978-9949-7385-3-3 (PRINT) ISBN 978-9949-7385-4-0 (PDF) ©International Centre for Defence and Security 63/4 Narva Rd., 10152 Tallinn, Estonia [email protected], www.icds.ee The Russian Orthodox Church I Acknowledgments We are very grateful to Konstantin von Eggert, former Editor-in-Chief, BBC Russian Service Moscow Bureau, and currently correspondent at Deutsche Welle and Dozhd’, for his detailed scrutiny and enlightening comments on the draft of this report. We would also like to thank our colleagues, Kristi Raik, Director of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute at ICDS, and Dmitri Teperik, Chief Executive of ICDS, for their insights on Estonia and their helpful queries, which have contributed to the clarity of the analysis. In addition, we would like to thank Rihards Kols and Lukasz Adamski for their observations and assistance.
    [Show full text]
  • Russia and the European Union
    SECRETARIAT WORKING PARTY TASK-FORCE "ENLARGEMENT" THE COORDINATOR JF/bo Luxembourg, 25 October 1999 Briefing No 14 RUSSIA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (Second update) * The views expressed in this document are not necessarily those held by the European Parliament as an institution. INTRANET: http://www.europarl.ep.ec/enlargement INTERNET: http://www.europarl.eu.int/enlargement EPADES: epades\public\elargiss PE 167.734/rév.2 Or. FR EN EN The briefings drafted by the European Parliament Secretariat's Task Force on Enlargement aim to present in a systematic, summary form, the state of discussions on the various aspects of enlargement of the Union and the positions adopted by the Member States, the applicant countries, and European institutions. Briefings will be updated as the negotiations progress. The following briefings have already been published: Number Title PE No Date Languages 1 Cyprus and membership of the European Union 167.284/rev.4 18.03.99 All 2 Hungary and the enlargement of the European Union 167.296/rev.2 01.02.99 All 3 Romania and its accession to the European Union 167.297/rev.2 26.02.99 All 4 The Czech Republic and the enlargement of the European Union 167.335/rev.3 18.10.99 All 5 Malta and the relations with the European Union 167.350/rev.3 01.07.99 All 6 Bulgaria and the enlargement of the European Union 167.392/rev.3 11.10.99 All 7 Turkey and relations with the European Union 167.407/rev.2 17.06.99 All 8 Estonia and the enlargement of the European Union 167.409/rev.1 08.10.98 All 9 Slovenia and accession to the European
    [Show full text]