Panel discussion: Evil in politics

This is the archive of a panel discussion given by Krzysztof Michalski, Professor of Philosophy, Boston University; Rector, IWM; Lilia Shevtsova, Senior Associate, Carnegie Moscow Center; Aleksander Smolar, President, Stefan Batory Foundation, Warsaw; Fareed Zakaria, Editor-in-Chief, Newsweek International

Ruslands tragedie: Et folk der længes efter forandring, og et styre der kæmper imod

Lilia Shevtsova redegør for nogle af myterne om Rusland og forklarer, hvordan de og Ruslands personbårne lederskab blokerer for udvikling

The Medvedev Presidency: Russia's Direction and the Implications for Foreign Policy

Before the economic crisis of late 2008, Vladimir Putin’s political regime ensured the election of Dmitry Medvedev to the office of the presidency while Putin shifted to the role of prime minister—a move intended to solidify the Putin administration’s hold over the Kremlin. Supposedly, the Medvedev-Putin alliance sought to modernize the raw-materials-based economy in an attempt to improve its level of vulnerability. However, the fall of oil prices has precipitated disastrous consequences on Russia’s economy, and, as a result, the stability of the Medvedev-Putin regime has faltered. It is now unclear what the power dynamic between Medvedev and Putin will be, and if Putin will continue to maintain his dominant position in Russian politics. Much of the reason for the current regime’s grip on power is the general dissatisfaction with the reforms of the early 1990. This recent return to a bureaucratic economic system and a political system headed by an autocratic-style leader begat a period of prosperity and renewed the dream of regaining the geopolitical status Russia had during the Soviet period. At the present, Russia is ill-equipped to handle many of the challenges wrought by the economic crisis, and the ruling elite has lost many of its financial resources and public support. It is still unclear whether the current regime will survive the challenges it currently faces. Although there exists a possibility for an alternative, liberal governing model to emerge, it is equally possible that the Putin government will find a way to uphold the status quo. This is a profoundly uncertain period in Russia’s political development

Panel discussion: US-Russian relations in the new global context

This is the archive of a panel discussion given by Andrew Kuchins, Senior Associate and Director, Russian and Eurasian Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Lilia Shevtsova, Senior Associate, Carnegie Moscow Center, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

La Russie de Vladimir Poutine : un virage vers le passé ?

The Political Regime of Vladimir Putin Back To the Past? by Lilia SHEVTSOVA The latest developments in Russia -the crack down on independent media the attack on Mikhail Khodorkovsky who built the most profitable and most transparent com panies in Russia and finally the results of the December 2003 Duma elections which brought about the disappearance from the Douma of liberal democratic parties all demonstrate that post-communist Russia is settling in for long grey period of semi- authoritarian rule This essay outlines the evolution of Vladimir Putin regime his attitude toward legacy his perception of his own mission and his strategic agenda for Russia The goal is to demonstrate that regime within the Russian historical context is yet another version of personified monolithic traditio nal power How is Putin going to reconcile his two opposite sides that of econo mic reformer and pro-Western leader and democratic backslider How sustainable is his pro-Western choice What does Russia have in store during second pre sidency these are the questions raised in this essayLes récents événements en Russie — le harcèlement des médias indépendants, l'attaque contre Mikhaïl Khodorkovsky, qui a construit l'entreprise la plus rentable et la plus transparente du pays, et les résultats des élections à la Douma de décembre 2003, qui ont vu disparaître du Parlement les partis libéralo-démo-cratiques — montrent que la Russie post-communiste est entrée, pour longtemps, dans une période de pouvoir semi-autoritaire. Le régime de Vladimir Poutine, replacé dans l'histoire de la Russie, ressemble en effet à un énième avatar du pouvoir russe traditionnel, monolithique et personnalisé, la séparation des pouvoirs n'y étant que théorique. Toute la question est donc de savoir comment Poutine réussira à concilier deux aspects opposés de sa personnalité — le réformateur prooccidental et le politique autoritaire — et si ses choix pro-occidentaux seront ou non soutenables à long terme.Shevtsova, Lomidzé Svetlana. La Russie de Vladimir Poutine : un virage vers le passé ?. In: Politique étrangère, n°1 - 2004 - 69ᵉannée. pp. 81-94

Panel discussion: US-Russian relations in the new global context

This is the archive of a panel discussion given by Andrew Kuchins, Senior Associate and Director, Russian and Eurasian Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Lilia Shevtsova, Senior Associate, Carnegie Moscow Center, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Panel discussion: the Orange Revolution: Ukraine and Russia in today’s world

This is the archive of a panel discussion given by Lilia Shevtsova, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Roman Szporluk, Mykhailo Hrushevs'ky Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University. This discussion originally aired on WBUR's World of Ideas

Panel discussion: Putin's second term: prospects for Russia and America

This is the archive of a panel discussion given by Lilia Shevtsova, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Moscow; Angela Stent, National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council; on leave from Georgetown University and of Comparative Central European Studies at Europe-University Viadrina in Frankfurt/Oder; Moderator: Arnold Horelick, RAND Corporation; former Vice President Russian and Eurasian Affairs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. This discussion originally aired on WBUR's World of Ideas

Russia lost in transition : the Yeltsin and Putin legacies /

Includes bibliographical references and index.Boris Yeltsin : a revolutionary who preserved tradition -- How will Yeltsin go down in history? -- The coming of Vladimir Putin : a new regime to preserve an old system -- Imitation democracy -- Can you sit and run at the same time? -- Pragmatists versus idealists -- Should I stay or should I go? -- The siloviki in power -- Oligarchy as myth and reality -- Liberal technocrats as an adornment of the state -- The triumph of bureaucratic capitalism -- Something new : a nuclear petro-power -- The state shakes off its social responsibilities -- What is behind Russia's new assertiveness -- Is Russia ready to set sail under her own steam? -- How can we learn to be neighbors? -- Russia and Europe : condemned to live together -- Russia and the United States : in search of new paradigm -- What went wrong? -- Bumps in the road -- The Bush-Putin legacy -- Unstable stability, or on shooting yourself in the foot -- What might detonate an explosion? -- Russia : going nowhere fast -- Can the West help the Russian liberal project? -- How to stop suicidal statecraft -- Paradoxes and hopes