Posts Tagged ‘Kremlin’

Bashkortostan: The Kremlin Reasserts Control

Tue Jul 20, 2010 16:15 GMT  | Leave a Comment

Europe’s longest serving leader stepped down on July 19, when President Murtaza Rakhimov of the republic of Bashkortostan in the Urals region of Russia was replaced after 20 years in office. Rakhimov, 76, had long been rumoured to be on his way out, and when the moment finally came, it appears that he had to… [Read more]

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Putin: The Return?

Fri Nov 7, 2008 16:06 GMT  | Leave a Comment

On the back of the unexpectedly hawkish ‘State of the Nation’ address from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on October 5, Moscow has been rife with rumours. There has been wildly divergent speculation on the significance of the political reform proposals Medvedev spoke of, especially a plan to extend the presidential term from four to six… [Read more]

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