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New items of the server - September
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| September 28, 2002 |
Russia
and U.S. to Discuss Collaborative Oil Ventures
New York Times, By Sabrina Tavernise, September 28,
2002
MOSCOW, Sept. 27 - Energy executives and government
officials from Russia and the United States will meet
in Houston next week to discuss energy cooperation
at a time when concerns over the safety of world oil
supplies have been heightened by the Bush administration's
push for action against Iraq.
Yabloko:
Budget 'Hydrocarbonated'
Moscow Times, By Valeria Korchagina, September 25,
2002
The State Duma's Yabloko faction presented
its annual alternative budget Tuesday while slamming
the government for once again drafting a "hydrocarbonated"
budget hooked on oil and gas. |
| September 24, 2002 |
Journalist
Pasko Transferred to Labor Camp...
RFE/RL MEDIA MATTERS
Vol. 2, No. 36, 20 September 2002
On 11 September, journalist Grigorii
Pasko was to be transferred to a forced-labor camp,
according to the Bellona Foundation's website (http://www.bellona.no).
International PEN said it is deeply alarmed by the
transfer. While serving a sentence for his work as
a military journalist, Pasko edited the Bellona Foundation's
St. Petersburg magazine "Environment and Rights" from
prison. A Norwegian environmental organization, Bellona
reported that it was contacted from Vladivostok by
Pasko's wife, Gallina Morozova, with the news that
he was to be transferred to a labor camp in Ussuriysk,
a city 100 kilometers from Vladivostok...
Speech
of the First Deputy head of the YABLOKO faction of
the State Duma Sergei Ivanenko during discussions
of the draft law on the ban on referendums in the
year of elections to the State Duma and presidential
elections
The State Duma of the RF
September 18, 2002.
Speech
of the First Deputy head of the YABLOKO faction of
the State Duma Sergei Ivanenko during discussion of
the resolution on Georgia
September 13, 2002
We consider that President Putin's political declaration,
who warned the Georgian leadership on the seriousness
of the situation, is acceptable. We think that the
essence of this declaration is to invite President
of Georgia Eduard Shevarnadze to take part in negotiations
to be held in Kishinau at the beginning of October. |
| September 23, 2002 |
If
You Want Peace, Prepare to War
September 20, 2002, By Grigory Yavlinsky
We can perceive some progress in the situation
with Iraq. While the issue of sending UN inspectors
to the country has almost been resolved, this should
be brought to a logical conclusion. The inspectors
should be able to start work without any preliminary
conditions, be accorded wide proxies and be allowed
to work unimpeded.
This
Could Prove a Costly Escapade
The Moscow Times, September 23, 2002.
By Grigory Yavlinsky
Russian military strikes against Georgia are inadmissible.
The questionable gains of a military operation are
completely outweighed by the political damage that
Russia would incur both at home and internationally
if it spreads the war in Chechnya to the neighboring
independent state of Georgia. For 200 years we lived
together in a single state, including 70 years under
the Soviet regime. The consequences of such a move
would be destructive for both nations. |
| September 18, 2002 |
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Empire, Climb Down!
By Boris
Vishnevsky, Novaya Gazeta No. 65, September 2002
Firstly nobody knows how key decisions
are made - nor the reasons behind them, nor who makes
the decision. Secondly, the political elite - the
circle of decision-makers - is made up solely of people
who have been appointed and not elected.Thirdly, issues
of vital national importance are never subject to
open debate.
Luzhkov
Wants to Resurrect Iron Felix
Moscow Times, By Nabi Abdullaev, September 16, 2002
Yabloko and the Union of Right Forces, the country's
two main liberal parties, announced Friday Moscow
Mayor Yury Luzhkov on Friday called for the resurrection
of the towering statue of Soviet secret police founder
Felix Dzerzhinsky on Lubyanskaya Ploshchad, in a surprise
move that drew sharp criticism from liberal politicians.
Russian
liberals rally against KGB statue
United Press International, September 16, 2002
MOSCOW, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A Russian liberal party
and human rights activists staged a rally Monday in
central Moscow to block the return of a statue of
Soviet-era secret police chief Felix Dzerzhinsky to
its site in front of the FSB security service headquarters.
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| September 16, 2002 |
On
the creation of a monument to commemorate the victims
of political repressions at Lubyanka Square in Moscow
Statement of the Russian Democratic Party YABLOKO.
September 15, 2002
The Russian Democratic Party YABLOKO considers the
restoration of Dzerzhinsky’s monument at Lubyanka
Square in Moscow inadmissible.
Russia's
Interest in Iraq Is Not Saddam
Moscow Times, By Simon Saradzhyan, September 13, 2002
If Washington decides to topple Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein, Moscow will have to agree to a U.S.
military strike or risk losing billions of dollars
it has at stake in Iraq, experts said.
The
Bush Administration and Iraq:
A
Cautionary Warning
"In the National Interest", September 13,
2002
A
Conversation with Yuri Shchekochikin
The Honorable Yuri P. Shchekochikin is a member of
the Russian State Duma and the vice-chairman of its
Committee on Security, and a leading figure within
the liberal Yabloko party. He spoke with In the National
Interest editor Nikolas K. Gvosdev after President
George W. Bush made his speech before the United Nations
General Assembly. |
| September 12, 2002 |
The
YABLOKO party complied with the state registration
requirements stipulated by the law “On Political
Parties”
Press Release, September 11, 2002
The Russian Democratic Party YABLOKO met all state
registration requirements in compliance with the law
“On Political Parties”. Registration certificates
for the party in 54 federation subjects (in 46 federation
subjects the party members have over one hundred members)
were forwarded to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian
Federation on September 11, 2002.
The
YABLOKO party complies with requirements of the law
“On Political Parties” regarding state
registration procedures
Rosbalt, September 11, 2002
Moscow. September 11, 2002. The Russian Democratic
Party YABLOKO met all requirements of the law “On
Political Parties” regarding the state registration
procedure. According to information from the Press
Service of the YABLOKO Party, registration certificates
on registration in 54 federation subjects were forwarded
to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
on Wednesday.
One
Year After
The Moscow Times. By Grigory Yavlinsky. September
11, 2002.
Rather than changing the world, Sept. 11 brought to
light already existing problems. Mankind was given
a clear signal that the key problem of the 21st century
must be resolved.
Duma
to Open Autumn Sesion with Attack on the Communists
Kommersant, by Syuzanna Farizova, September 10, 2002
Rather than changing the world, Sept. 11 brought to
light already existing problems. Mankind was given
a clear signal that the key problem of the 21st century
must be resolved. |
| September 10, 2002 |
What
Has Changed in the World Since September 11?
by Grigory Yavlinsky
Far
from changing the world, September 11 brought to light
existing problems. Mankind was provided with a clear
signal: the key problem of the 21st century must be
resolved. I am referring to the growing gap globally
between poverty, deterioration in living standards,
a fall in life expectancy and rise in illnesses on the
one hand, and the well-being, prosperity, technological
progress, rising education standards and growth of intellectual
potential on the other. In other words, we are witnessing
a gap between the citizens of many countries whose lives
have been deteriorating and the citizens of developed
countries. |
| September 8, 2002 |
A
Decisive Trip
Izvestia, by Alla Kreshchenskaya and Vyacheslav Sergeev,
September 7, 2002
A controversial presidential bill on combating extremism
was pushed through the State Duma by On June 6 the Duma
resolutely voted in favour of a law to counter extremism
in the first reading. The law was passed despite its
clearly draft" nature and the views of some parties
that this law Duma deputies believe that implementation
of Russia's 2003 budget will stabilize Russia's reputation
in the global money markets. Pro-government factions
of the Duma are so convinced that the draft budget will
pass easily in the autumn session of the Duma that Unity
leader Vladimir Pekhtin has planned a trip to Brazil
at the time of the reading of the first reading of the
draft budget. He intends to discuss dams and dykes there.
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| September 6, 2002 |
Unions
Without Right-Wing Forces
The right wing of Russian politics is weakening
Izvestia, by Mikhail Vinogradov and Natalia Ratiani,
September 5, 2002
Two serious parties target the middle class today -
the Union of Right-Wing Forces (SPS) and Yabloko. However,
can they convince the new middle class to become their
electorate. Does this electorate want to vote for them?
Otherwise, the right wing of Russian politics will disperse
in its own contradictions and ambitions, while its electorate
will turn to partners on the political arena that are
smarter. |
| September 5, 2002 |
Turnkey
Parties
Delovaya Khronika, September 3, 2002
July 14 marked two years since the new law on political
parties came into force. Previously-registered socio-political
movements were given two years to re-register in line
with the new requirements.
Updating:
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| September 3, 2002 |
St.
Pete Gov. Yakovlev Gets Last Nails in Political Coffin
Russia Journal, by Dr. Gordon M. Hahn, July 26, 2002
July events suggest the final nails are being hammered
into the coffin of St. Petersburg Gov. Vladimir Yakovlev's
political career. On July 2, the Union of Right Forces
(SPS), Yabloko and Unity parties announced they would
establish a joint election headquarters to coordinate
their actions in the December elections to St. Petersburg
Legislative Assembly (SPLA).
Grigory
Yavlinsky: Our State Does Not Need People, despite
the low birth rate.
Nezavisimaya Gazeta, By Lidia Grafova, July 29, 2002
Are you tired of reading and listening about
the tragedies of migrants? However, recently the problem
of migration gained a new accent - as a threat to
national security! This means a threat to each of
us. Does this mean that the state does the correct
thing virtually announcing a war to "all new migrants?
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| September 2, 2002 |
The
YABLOKO faction is going to demand a review of the
refusal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue
a Russian visa to Dalai-Lama 14
RIA RosBusinessConsulting, August 30, 2002
The YABLOKO faction is going to demand a review of
the refusal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs refusal
to issue a Russian visa to Dalai-Lama 14. The deputies’
inquiry was forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Russian Federation on August 30, 2002, by Deputy
Head of the YABLOKO faction Sergei Mitrokhin...
Deputy
of the State Duma Mikhail Zadornov: Budget for 2003
is unfavourable towards regions
Rosbalt, August 30, 2002
Moscow August 30, 2002. The adoption by the State
Duma of the federal budget for 2003 in the government’s
version is unprofitable for Russia’s regions.
This opinion was expressed by Deputy Head of the Budget
Committee of the State Duma Mikhail Zadornov (YABLOKO)
at his meeting with journalists on Friday, August
30, 2002. |
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