Archive for 'Economy'
Statement by the Yabloko party in connection with the dismissal of Yabloko’s Svetlana Vasilkova, head of the Pustoshkinsky district in the Pskov region
Statement by the Yabloko party, 25.11.2022 Photo: Svetlana Vasilkova / Photo by the Grazhdanin newspaper On 24 November, deputies of the Assembly of Deputies of the Pustoshkinsky District of the Pskov Region, by a majority of votes, prematurely terminated the powers of Svetlana Vasilkova, head of the Pustoshkinsky District and a member of the Yabloko […]
Posted: November 25th, 2022 under Economy, Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Russian Economy, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko demands from the regional Legislative Assembly to return the possibility of holding a discussion when approving the budget
Press Release, 23.11.2022 Photo: Yaroslav Shcherbakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yaroslav Shcherbakov, Chairman of the Chelyabinsk regional branch of the Yabloko party, sent a proposal to each deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Chelyabinsk region to amend the Regulations of the Legislative Assembly so that to eliminate violations that prevent public […]
Posted: November 24th, 2022 under Economy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russian Economy, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Budget of St. Petersburg: expenses on the key problems of citizens are reduced, but new expenses on the special military operation emerged
Press Release, 23.11.2022 Photo: The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg / Photo by the Yaboko Press Service The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg adopted in the third reading the draft law of St. Petersburg “On the budget of St. Petersburg for 2023 and the planning period of 2024 and 2025”. The Yabloko faction voted against […]
Posted: November 23rd, 2022 under Economy, Education and Science, Healthcare, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, Social Policies, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Grigory Yavlinsky on Russia’s thirty year long journey: “There has always been a choice. It remains even today”
Grigory Yavlinsky’s website, 21.11.2022 Speaking about the reasons for what happened to Russia in February 2022, analysing the path traveled over three decades and looking for answers to the question of how to find a future for our country, it is extremely important to understand that everything that happened was not inevitable. Over the past […]
Posted: November 21st, 2022 under Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Governance, History, Human Rights, Politics, Russian Economy, Social Policies, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Без рубрики.
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Moral Choice
Grigory Yavlinsky’s website, 14.11.2022 Photo: Ditches across the road dug by Russian soldiers near Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, Ukraine, 7 April 2022 // REUTERS/ Gleb Garanich Grigory Yavlinsky on war and peace, the future of Russia, as well as the role of the political party at a time of military actions which are precipitating the […]
Posted: November 15th, 2022 under Economy, History, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Russian Economy, Без рубрики.
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Yaroslav Shcherbakov on the discussions of the regional budget: “They forgot to ask you”
Yaroslav Shcherbakov’s blog post, 11.11.2022 Photo: Yaroslav Shcherbakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Today, the so-called public discussions on the draft budget of the Chelyabinsk region for 2023 (and the planned period of 2024 – 2025) are coming to an end. I have sent a protest regarding the form of conducting such discussions.
Posted: November 11th, 2022 under Economy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Political Parties, Russian Economy, Social Policies, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The districts of the Pskov region where local authorities are headed by Yabloko members are among the best in the field of financial management
Press Release, 9.11.2022 Photo: Sofia Pugachyova and Svetlana Vasilkova / Photo by the Pskov Yabloko Press Service The Novorzhevsky and Pustoshkinsky districts of the Pskov region, which are headed by Sofia Pugacheva and Svetlana Vasilkova, members of the Yabloko party elected heads of the districts in 2019, were among the best in the region in […]
Posted: November 9th, 2022 under Economy, Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2019, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Russian Economy, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Federal Political Committee of Yabloko on what is happening during the “special operation” and the tasks of the party. The key points
Press Release, 1.11.2022 Photo: Mariupol, July 2022 / Photo by Anatoly Zhdanov, Kommersant The Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party formulated the party’s position on what is happening during the “special military operation” and the challenges that the party is now facing.
Posted: November 3rd, 2022 under Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Political Parties, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Без рубрики.
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On the future of Russia
Decision by the Yabloko Federal Political Committee No 161 of 20 October 2022, published on 1.11.2022 Photo: Flags of Russia and the European Union / Photo by Vladimir Sergeyev, RIA Novosti The mission of our party today and its main task is to overcome Bolshevism, the oligarchic nature of the state, the irremovability of power […]
Posted: November 3rd, 2022 under Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Judiciary, Political Committee Decisions, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko will host a round table “Lessons of the October Coup of 1917 and Modern Times”
Press Release, 31.10.2022 Photo by Dmitry Dukhanin / Kommersant On 9 November, the Yabloko party in Moscow will host a round table “Lessons of the October Coup of 1917 and Modern Times” in its Moscow Office. The event is timed to the 105th anniversary of the Bolshevik coup d’etat.
Posted: October 31st, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Economy, Elections, History, Human Rights.
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Sergei Mitrokhin held a lecture “Truth Instead of Law” in the Yabloko Party University
Press Release, 28.10.2022 On 25 October, the Yabloko Party University hosted a lecture “Truth Instead of Law” by Sergei Mitrokhin, a member of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko, MP of the Moscow City Duma and Candidate of Political Sciences. Has capitalism come to Russia? What is Russia’s “special path”? Is our country a separate […]
Posted: October 31st, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Economy, Elections, Governance, Human Rights, Political Parties, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Boris Vishnevsky: taxpayers’ money should be used for solution of the city problems, rather than financing the costs caused by the special military operation launched on 24 February
Press Release, 26.10.2022 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by the Press Service of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Boris Vishnevsky, a member of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko party, spoke from the parliamentary rostrum when St.Petersburg MPs were considering the draft budget of St. Petersburg for 2023. […]
Posted: October 26th, 2022 under Economy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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The Yabloko Party University to host a lecture by Sergei Mitrokhin “Truth Instead of Law”
Press Release, 17.10.2022 Photo: Sergei Mitrokhin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On October 25, the Yabloko Party University to host a lecture by Sergei Mitrokhin “Truth Instead of Law”. The lecture will start at 18:00 MSK. Has capitalism come to Russia? What is Russia’s “special path”? Is our country a separate civilisation? These […]
Posted: October 17th, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Economy, Elections, History, Human Rights, Political Parties, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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A lecture by economist Igor Nikolayev “On the Prospects of the Russian Economy” will be held at the Yabloko Party University
Press Release, 28.09.2022 Photo: Igor Nikolayev / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 11 October, the Yabloko Party University will host a lecture “On the Prospects of the Russian Economy”. Lecturer is Igor Nikolayev, Director of the Institute for Strategic Analysis of the company “Financial and Accounting Consultants”, Doctor of Economics, and a member […]
Posted: October 5th, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Economy, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, Без рубрики.
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The pro-government majority in the St.Petersburg parliament did not dare to support Yabloko’s parliamentary request on the sources of funding for battalions bearing toponymic names of the region
Press Release, 14.09.2022 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Deputies of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg refused to forward a deputies’ inquiry to the Governor of St.Petersburg on the amount and sources of budgetary expenditures for the formation of bearing toponymic names of the region. The inquiry was submitted by […]
Posted: September 14th, 2022 under Economy, Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Grigory Yavlinsky launched his book about the causes of what happened on 24 February
Press Release, 10.09.2022 On Saturday, 10 September, Grigory Yavlinsky launched his book “Underlying Causes. Why and How Did a Political System Appear, Which Has Resulted in the Events of 24 February, 2022?” the Moscow office of the Yabloko party.
Posted: September 10th, 2022 under Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Governance, History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Political Parties, Politics, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky to launch his new book on the fundamental causes of what happened on February 24
Press Release, 8.09.2022 Photo: the cover of the book On Saturday, 10 September, the Moscow office of the Yabloko party (Pyatnitskaya 31/2) will host a launch of the book by Grigory Yavlinsky’s work “Underlying Causes. Why and How Did a Political System Appear, Which Has Resulted in the Events of 24 February, 2022?” now published […]
Posted: September 9th, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Political Parties, Politics, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations.
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Russia-2022: Underlying Causes
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 2.06.2022 The most important specific of Russian national disasters is that they can all be attributed to the inadequate capability documented in culture to respond adequately to the challenges of history. Alexander Akhiezer1 In order to understand what has happened in Russia and before we even attempt to contemplate what comes next, […]
Posted: July 4th, 2022 under Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Political Parties, Politics, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Understanding Russia, Без рубрики.
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A new book “A Civilisation Falling Behind” by Sergei Mitrokhin and Galina Mikhaleva will be launched on 31 May
Press Release, 20.05.2022 A new book “A Civilisation Falling Behind. How and Why Russia Failed to Become a Law-Governed State” by Sergei Mitrokhin and Galina Mikhaleva will be launched in the Moscow office of Yabloko (Pyatnitskaya, 31 bldg. 2) on Tuesday, 31 May, at 18:00.
Posted: May 20th, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Governance, History, Human Rights.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: “Stop killing Ukrainians and stop killing Russian soldiers. Stop it!”
Youtube channel Zhivoi Gvozd (Live Nail), complete transcript and English susbtitles in the video, 19.03.2022 Vitaly Dymarsky: Since I was instructed, Grigory Alexeyevich, to ask you the first question… Grigory Yavlinsky: Yes, please. Vitaly Dymarsky: But I have two of them. Absolutely hackneyed: “who is to blame?” and “what to do?”. Where do we start? […]
Posted: March 30th, 2022 under Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Political Parties, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties.
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