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#[[How high is the level of corruption in Russia? Is it institutionalized?]]
#[[How high is the level of corruption in Russia? Is it institutionalized?]]
#[[Does Medvedev have any control over the government? ]]
#[[Does Medvedev have any control over the government? ]]
#[[What is the foreign policy of Russia regards to China, US, EU?]]
#[[What is the foreign policy of Russia regards to China, US, EU?]]
#[[Is Putin really behind everything that goes on in Russian politics at the moment?]]
#[[Is Putin really behind everything that goes on in Russian politics at the moment?]]
#[[Is Russia an autocracy? ]]
4. Why does Russian want to control Chechnya?  
#[[Why does Russia want to control Chechnya? ]]
 
#[[What is the role of Ramzan Kadyrov?]]
5. Look at what the relationship is with Ramzan Kadyrov
#[[Why is Russia concerned about former Soviet bloc countries being absorbed into the E.U? ]]
#[[What is Russia’s official and unofficial stance on relationship with EU, US, China, India, Brazil?]]
6. What was behind the conflict in Georgia?
#[[What is Russia’s strategic intentions? Remain local power and build up a buffer? ]]
 
#[[What role do Muslims play in Russian history – Kazan (example of autonomous republic)]]
7. Is Russia going to continue this policy towards its regional neighbours?
#[[Role of terrorism on development in Russia ]]
 
#[[Role of Stalin and personality cult today? ]]
8. What happened in Ukraine?  
#[[Putin’s image – personality cult?]]
 
#[[Opposition to Putin/Medvedev – does it exist?]]
9. Why is Russia paranoid about former Soviet bloc countries being absorbed into the E.U?  
#[[What has happened to opposition in the past? ]]
 
#[[Abramovich – What is his relationship with politicians and Putin in particular?]]
10. What is Russia’s official and unofficial stance on relationship with EU, US, China, India, Brazil?
#[[What is the role of the FSB, does the governmet have control over them? ]]
#[[How many ex-KGB employees are currently serving in a public role?]]
11. What is Russia’s strategic intentions?  
#[[How likely is a change in constitution? ]]
 
#[[How much influence does Russia have over its former satellites? What is the source of that influence?]]
12. Remain local power and build up a buffer?  
 
13. Does Russia want to see a situation similar to USSR? Regain its lost power?
 
15. What role do Muslims play in Russian history – Kazan (example of autonomous republic)
16. Terrorism – just a tool for Russia to make more draconian laws? (US parallel)
17. Role of terrorism on development in Russia  
 
18. Role of Stalin and personality cult today?  
 
19. Putin’s image – personality cult?
20. Opposition to Putin/Medvedev – does it exist?
21. What has happened to opposition in the past?
22. Abramovich – What is his relationship with politicians and Putin in particular?
24. Is Russia an autocracy?
 
25. What is the role of the FSB, does the governmet have control over them?  
 
26. How many ex-KGB employees are currently serving in a public role?
27. How likely is a change in constitution?  
 
28. Will Putin be re-elected as President?
 
29. How much influence does Russia have over its former satellites? What is the source of that influence?

Latest revision as of 20:00, 28 September 2009