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Post by pieter on Dec 16, 2008 16:46:40 GMT -7
SolidarnostSolidarnost (Солидарность, Russian for "Solidarity", named after the Polish Solidarność) is a Russian liberal democratic political movement founded on 13 December 2008 by a number of well-known members of the liberal democratic opposition, including Garry Kasparov, Boris Nemtsov and others from the Yabloko and Union of Right Forces (which had just merged with two pro-Kreml parties, the Democratic Party of Russia and Civilian Power, to form the pro-Kreml liberal democratic Right Cause) parties, leaders of the Dissenters March events, the Committee 2008, the People's Democratic Union, the United Civil Front, The Other Russia and other politicians and political groups. In an apparent attempt to weaken the movement immediately before its foundation, President Dmitri Medvedev nominated former leader of the Union of Right Forces Nikita Belykh to become governor of the Kirov Oblast. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarnost
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Post by pieter on Dec 16, 2008 16:50:33 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Dec 18, 2008 6:20:16 GMT -7
Russian opposition founds new Solidarity movementMoscow - Russian opposition politicians and Kremlin critics Garry Kasparov and Boris Nemtsov founded a new political party named Solidarity in Moscow Saturday. Representatives of various social groups would work together in the new democratic movement, Ekho Moskvy ( Echo of Moscow) radio reported. The traditionally splintered Russian opposition has been trying to unite against what it sees as an increasingly authoritarian Kremlin. The party, which plans to present its manifesto in the spring, does not have any official status. More than 300 opposition politicians from 45 regions took part in the meeting to form the party, Russian media reported. Members of several organizations, citizen movements and parties, including members of the liberal Yabloko Party, were represented at the convention. " For the first time in Russian history, a true democratic movement which unites thousands of people is being formed here," founding member Vladimir Milov told the gathering. " Solidarity is still far from political success, but should not be underestimated," Milov said. After a difficult year of preparation, the movement would expand Russia-wide, Milov said. Saturday's convention aimed to set out the movement's " basic principles," former world chess champion Kasparov said. There were previous reports of various attempts to disrupt the foundation of the party. Source: www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/246057,russian-opposition-founds-new-solidarity-movement.html
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Post by pieter on Dec 18, 2008 6:41:58 GMT -7
Vladimir Milov
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This person is no longer with the Carnegie Endowment.Vladimir Milov was a visiting scholar with the Carnegie Endowment’s Russia and Eurasia Program. He is the president of the Institute of Energy Policy, an independent think tank based in Moscow, and the former Deputy Energy Minister of the Russian Federation. Milov is a renowned energy, infrastructure development, and regulatory policy strategist in Russia. He has played leading roles in the development of Russian gas, electricity and railway sector reforms, Russian energy and transport strategies, and subsoil regulation legislation. Milov is the author of numerous concept and analysis papers related to Russian energy and infrastructure problems. Prior to becoming the Deputy Energy Minister, he previously served as an advisor to the Minister of Energy and in 2001 led the energy expert team within the Center for Strategic Research, a government-linked think tank. Milov headed the economic analysis department of the natural monopoly regulator, the Federal Energy Commission of Russia, from 1997-2001. A frequent contributor to Russian and international media, Milov is a regular columnist for the daily Russian business newspaper Vedomosti and his opinion pieces have appeared in the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. Areas of Expertise Energy, Infrastructure, Russian State-Governance Education B.S., Moscow Mining University Languages English; Russian www.theotherrussia.org/2008/11/20/kasparov-obama-should-look-critically-at-russi/www.theotherrussia.org/2008/12/11/russias-thaw-will-come-from-the-people/
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