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Friday, May 09, 2008

Today's Public Channel Feature
How the KGB Reformed Russia

From former Communist Party Secretary General Yuri Andropov to former Russian President Vladmir Putin, the KGB has shaped the course of Russian politics for the last three decades. But as the Richter Scale explains, Putin and his former KGB brethren seem to desire only wealth and political power.

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Today in history
On May 9, 2004, Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov was killed in a landmine bomb blast.

Quote of the day
"Far from being some tightly knit band of former KGB spies, Putin's administration was a mercurial blend of competing factions constantly jockeying for influence."
Guy Chazan, Wall Street Journal correspondent

Fact of the day
Vladimir Putin remained on the KGB payroll as an active reserve officer, quitting only after the agency's top officers led an unsuccessful August 1991 coup against Mr. Gorbachev.
Wall Street Journal

Link of the day
Global Security
Learn more about Russian security services.

   
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Getting Russia Right
As the Medvedev era begins, what is the outlook for the Russian Federation?
By Dmitri Trenin
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Learning from Russia's Mistakes in Afghanistan
What can the world learn from the Soviet experience in Afghanistan?
By Paul R. Gregory
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Tales from the Secret Soviet Archives
An insight into Soviet thought during the invasion of Afghanistan.
By Paul R. Gregory
Monday, May 05, 2008
Putting Putin Into the Context of Russian History
How did Putin — like his predecessor Catherine the Great — turn Russia's gaze inward rather than westward?
By Alexei Bayer
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Women Leaders
Is there a common theme among the strongest female leaders of world history?
By Madeleine M. Kunin
 

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What is the biggest challenge facing Russia?
A reliable legal framework
A stunted civil society
Growing wealth disparities
Lack of investment in infrastructure

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