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Kagarlitsky: Time to Apply Fresh Coat of Paint to Russia
Commentary, March, 31 2008
Boris Kagarlitsky
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Once a strong state was in place to secure the oligarchs' freshly acquired assets, the keys are ceremoniously handed over to the liberal faction surrounding Medvedev.
Kagarlitsky: Mad as a March Election
Commentary, March, 24 2008
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
The Russian presidential election was the most democratic for many years, but the farce in which everyone knew the result for months reveals the shallow nature of liberal democracy.
Kagarlitsky: The Day of Protest
Commentary, March, 04 2008
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
The worldwide day of protests called for by the WSF's International Committee channeled some significant popular discontent in Russia but were largely ignored by the media or exploited by the Communist Party for electoral reasons.
Kagarlitsky: The Labor Movement and Civil Society in Russia
Commentary, February, 26 2008
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
Workers of the 'Ford' plant in Vsevolozhsk wrestled a compromise, but with the invigorated labour movement, the struggle for the amendment of the Russian Labor code is likely to become the most important political issue, writes Boris Kagarlitsky.
Kagarlitsky: The President's Fate
Commentary, January, 12 2008
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
With Dmitry Medvedev - Putin's favoured candidate - as President, Russia could be in for a new bout of liberalisation. But Putin will not take a back seat as Prime Minister and political conflict looks a likely outcome. After emerging from New Yea...
Kagarlitsky: A draw for Ford but a victory for all
Commentary, December, 29 2007
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
The strike at the Ford factory in Vsevolozhsk, located right outside St. Petersburg, ended on Dec. 14. It was the longest and most intense standoff in post-Soviet times. The strike began on Nov. 20 and continued for three weeks. According to union...
Kagarlitsky: No Need to Pad the Vote
Commentary, November, 27 2007
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
No Need to Pad the Vote
Kagarlitsky: Odd questions
Commentary, November, 15 2007
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
Odd questions
Kagarlitsky: A Hostage of the Elite
Znet Article, October, 13 2007
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
I received the news that President Vladimir Putin would be headin...
Kagarlitsky: Russia Under Yeltsin and Putin: Neo-Liberal Autocracy (Transnational Institute Series) (Transnational Institute Series)
Book, October, 12 2007
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Kagarlitsky: New Realism, New Barbarism: Socialist Theory in the Era of Globalization (Recasting Marxism)
Book, October, 12 2007
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Kagarlitsky: Like a crime story
Commentary, October, 02 2007
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
Producers of the "Successor" reality show that incessantly surprises both the Russian audience and the critics seem to have borrowed the idea and the plot from classic detective stories. In the beginning, they made audience closely follow the riva...
Kagarlitsky: Is Another Depression Looming?
Commentary, September, 16 2007
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
Western leftist economists are known for having predicted eight crises out of five that erupted. Well, critically thinking people like to predict different crashes, collapses and depressions. The existing system turns out to be irrational so often...
Kagarlitsky: The Blockade of Heiligendamm
Znet Article, July, 04 2007
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
"God knows what's happening here! There are ...
Kagarlitsky: Bronze soldier takes a shot
Commentary, May, 28 2007
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
I learned about the riots in Tallinn during a philosophy conference in the south Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. Participants were deep into Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit" when a young man showed an SMS message on events in Estonia. During the c...
Kagarlitsky: Bronze soldier takes a shot
Commentary, May, 23 2007
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
I learned about the riots in Tallinn during a philosophy conference in the south Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. Participants were deep into Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit" when a young man showed an SMS message on events in Estonia. During the c...
Kagarlitsky: March 2007 vs. March 1917. Historical parallels
Commentary, March, 23 2007
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
On March 3, Russia's liberal and leftist groups held the Dissenters' March in St. Petersburg. The rally seems to be the first successful social event of the liberal opposition so far. It gathered over 3000 people; but more importantly it revealed ...
Kagarlitsky: A Policy Paved With Good Intentions
Commentary, February, 25 2007
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
At least one good thing has come out of the absurdly warm weather so far this winter. Even though the high temperatures cannot [Definitely] be attributed to global warming, politicians and many in the business community are paying more attention t...
Kagarlitsky: MOSCOW AFTER THE FAT COWS HAVE ALREADY BEEN EATEN
Commentary, January, 21 2007
Boris Kagarlitsky
Kagarlitsky's ZSpace page
While the Russians enjoyed themselves during the New Year and Christmas holidays, the world economy was developing in its own quite unexpected way. The oil prices dropped and the Moscow housing market stabilized.
