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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND THE WAR ON EXTREMISM
By Mikhail Zherebyatev Under cover of a law passed in June, the Russian state will bring all its might to bear in a war against extremism. Collateral damage may be...
REFORM OF THE HOUSING AND UTILITIES SECTOR IN RUSSIA
By Mikhail Zherebyatev The people protest, the monopolies remain in place, and the government blames the local authorities for everything. The recent rally in Voronezh to protest against the hike...
REVISING RUSSIAN RELIGIOUS LEGISLATION
By Mikhail Zherebyatev In early 2002 State Duma deputy Aleksandr Chuev, head of the tiny Christian Democratic Party of Russia, published his own version of the Federal law "On traditional...
ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE IN RUSSIA: THE RESULTS OF TEN YEARS OF DEBATE
By Mikhail Zherebyatev Previous attempts to introduce the concept of community service as an alternative to military service were beset by failure, in both the Soviet Union and Russia. The...
RUSSIA’S ORTHODOX CHURCH FACES OFF AGAINST THE REGIONS
By Mikhail Zherebyatev Belgorod has passed a new law on missionary work that harks back to czarist laws. Will the federal authorities be able to quell the confrontation between the...
THE “FATHERLAND” MOVEMENT AND THE FORMATION OF ITS REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
By Mikhail Zherebyatev One novel aspect of the 1999 electoral season in Russia is the absence of a "power" party or parties formed especially for the State Duma elections and...
RUSSIAN NATIONAL UNITY: A POLITICAL CHALLENGE FOR PROVINCIAL RUSSIA
By Mikhail Zherebyatev The mayor of Moscow's conflict with Russian National Unity (Russian abbreviation RNE)--the largest and most well-established radical nationalist organisation in Russia--has highlighted with particular clarity the differences...