In the Kremlin The results of the year. Atrophy January 1, 2010 Matvey Ganapolsky Exactly a year ago, I wrote about the results of 2008. These results all remember, and those who forgot can look at the results of the year of this. There are no changes. In fact, I wanted to write. That there are no changes that the Kremlin was steaming and steering. That the attitude to civil society is as Svinskoye as it was. That the elections were “in manual mode”, and they go. Well, and so on.

Around Russia The results of the year. Change of rhetoric January 1, 2010 Alexander Golts Summing up the results of the year, you are always looking for an image, a quote, a fact that the contradictions and the main trends of the past 12 months would most clearly affect. This time I was lucky. Here is a quote, perfectly describing, in my opinion, changes that have occurred in Russian foreign policy: “Modelity is important in determining and defending national interests ...