Archive for March 22nd, 2007

OD-Group Protests at MGU

By Sean at 22 March, 2007, 9:53 pm

For the past few weeks academic email lists devoted to Russian studies have been receiving a petition from a group of Sociology students from Moscow State University. A MGU student group named OD-Group, which is distributing the petition, claims that

In recent years, lectures at the department have become ever more insipid and formal [...]

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Russia’s Billionaires Enter Global Ruling Class

By Sean at 22 March, 2007, 6:36 pm

A few weeks ago Forbes released its World’s Billionaire List. Most commentators have noted the increase in Chinese, Indian, and Russian presence on the list. This is not surprising. The three countries are some of the most economically robust countries in the world. China serves as the global center of cheap [...]

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Anatomy of an Elite

By Sean at 22 March, 2007, 4:43 pm

The character of the Russian elite is a topic of constant speculation. Is it one man rule? Is it an oligarchy? Is it a mafia structure? What is the real relationship between Putin’s administration and the security organs? Between the state and the emerging Russian middle class? What will [...]

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