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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Paving Political Potholes

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For Global Voices Online: Say the word "roads" to most Russians, and you are likely to end up with an half-hour discussion. T...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

Medvedev and the "Belarusian Circus"

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For Global Voices Online: A picture says more than a thousand words, the saying goes. An Instagram snapshot that the Russian PM Dmitry ...
Monday, March 05, 2012

A Disgruntled Middle Class May Cause Putin's Fall

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For Newsmill.se:   Putin's inability to deliver on his promises sows the seeds to the civil society thay may cause his downfall. It does...
Thursday, March 01, 2012

State is Greatest Enemy to Russian Economy

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For Veckans Affärer: In 2010, business paper Euromoney Magazine awarded Russia's Alexei Kudrin finance minister of the year in the wor...
Friday, February 03, 2012

Saturday May Show the Way for Russia's Spring

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For Newsmill.se:   The political landscape is characterized by an uncertainty without comparison during the Putin era. How the Russian leade...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Why Putin Receives Popular Support

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For Newsmill.se: If not Putin - then who? The bitter truth is that twelve years with Putin have eradicated next to all viable alternatives ...
Friday, December 30, 2011

Is Also Russia Finally Awakening?

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For Newsmill.se: As tens of thousands gather in Moscow and other Russian cities, it is in protest against a corrupt regime, which no longer...
Thursday, December 01, 2011

Free the imprisoned Egyptian bloggers!

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This call is being circulated by Swedish bloggers, and in Swedish Social Media, today. Please join in , repost or sign the petition...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Belarus: East and West and Nothing in Between?

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For Global Voices Online : "East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet." This chronically misused Kipling phra...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Russia: Cruiser Catastrophe Causes Questions

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For Global Voice Online : As casualty numbers rise from Sundays' ferry catastrophe on the river Volga, Russians have come to the bitter...
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Vilhelm Konnander
CEO of Boukefalos Eastern Consulting, providing solutions to complex political and commercial challenges throughout Eurasia. With over a quarter century experience of Eurasian business and politics, we offer an array of high-end services to advance and secure client interests in the region.
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