In March 2006 another publication of Eastern Institute was released. The Russia 2005 report is a collective work under the guidance of Konstantin Simonow, director of the Center for Current Politics in Moscow. The center is a widely known independent research institute in Moscow.
The report provides a unique perspective on Russian politics and is a source of valuable information about political, social and economic developments in Russia.
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On June 7th the report was presented in Brussels to Members of the European Parliament. Among guests were: Judith Gebetsroithner - Cabinet Member of the Office of Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner Elmar Brok - Chairman of the EP Foreign Affairs Committee, Toomas Ilves - Vice-chairman of the EP Foreign Affairs Committee, Dariusz Rosati - MEP/PES-PL, Vasily Likhachev - Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council's Foreign-Affairs Committee, Russia. |
Chapters of the report (PDF files):
- Author & publisher
- Main trends in the political and economic development of Russia in 2005. Specific nature of the political situation in Russia
- Political situation in Russia
- Economy – in pre-election tunning mode
- State finances as the resource in interelite struggle
- National projects as main goals of executive power
- Russian foreign policy – multi-vector nature as a way of avoiding the hard choice
- Science, culture, educational activities
- Armed forces - the problem of effectiveness
- Regional development - sustaining of federal tendencies
