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NEWS ABOUT: Vladislav Surkov

Vladislav Surkov stories: 2 news summaries

Novel About Corruption May Be Kremlin Official's Work

Close to Zero portrays bribes, fraud as commonplace in contemporary Russia

Aug 13, 09 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A novel about a publisher navigating Russia’s complex web of political favors and payoffs may have been written by a top Kremlin official, the Moscow Times reports. Sources at Russky Pioner magazine, which published excerpts of Close to Zero before its release last month, say Vladislav Surkov, a powerful... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • corruption • Kremlin • novel • Vladislav Surkov • hype • Natalya Dubovitskaya

Call Me Russian FDR: Putin

Presenting himself as popular US prez to stay in power

Oct 19, 07 3:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vladimir Putin sees himself as Russia's Franklin Delano Roosevelt and is actively encouraging a cult around the Depression-slaying US leader to promote his own ambitions after his current term as president expires. Admiring profiles and documentaries about Roosevelt in the state-controlled media are indoctrinating Russians as Putin maneuvers to stay... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • New Deal • prime minister • President • third term • Komsomolskaya Pravda • RTR • Dmitry Oreshkin • Sergey Nikulin • Gleb Pavlovsky • Vladislav Surkov

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