The RuNet – Lost in Translation
By Karina Alexanyan, Palo Alto

The Internet as a Source for Information; Internet Frequency and Use

Understanding the Real Impact of Russian Blogs
By Eugene Gorny, New York

News in the Russian Internet: The Growing Indifference of a Closing Society
By Ekaterina Lapina-Kratasyuk, Moscow

Energy and the Transformation of International Relations Toward a New Producer-Consumer Framework

The Russian Oligarchs and the Economic Crisis
By Stephen Fortescue, Sydney

Economic Development of Russian Metal Companies

It’s Not Easy Being An Oligarch
By Marshall I. Goldman, Cambridge, MA

Russian Economic Indicators

Building a New Political Machine
By Grigorii Golosov, St. Petersburg

Rostov Oblast: Transformations during the Economic Crisis
By Maksim Vaskov, Rostov-na-Donu

Political and Economic Changes Come Slowly to Marii El
Sergei Poduzov, Ioshkar-Ola

Rostov and Marii El Regions – Key Data Compared

Federal Subjects of Russia

Russia’s Regions. A Statistical Overview

The North Caucasus after the Georgia-Russia Conflict
By Stacy Closson, Berlin
Russian Public Opinion on the Conflict in the North Caucasus
Views of Inhabitants of Dagestan on the State of Affairs in Their Republic
War and Peace in Chechnya: The Role of Ramzan Kadyrov
By Laurent Vinatier, Paris
Russian Views of Kadyrov

The Role of the Church in the New Russia
By Thomas Bremer, Münster
Religious Identity and Religiousness
What Significance Does Religion Have for You?
Do You Know the Ten Commandments?

Russian Federalism: Can It Be Rebuilt from the Ruins?
By Darrell Slider, Moscow
List of Regional Leaders (Governors) as of June 2008
Russian Territorial Reform: A Centralist Project that Could End Up Fostering Decentralization?
By Julia Kusznir, Bremen

Gazprom’s Perspective on International Markets
By Tatiana Mitrova, Moscow
Gazprom Sales
The Natural Gas Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine
By Heiko Pleines, Bremen
Russian–Ukrainian Natural Gas Trade
Working Papers of the Research Centre for East European Studies, Bremen No. 92:
Russia’s Energy Sector between Politics and Business

Russia’s Resurgence in Northeast Asia: Views from the Region
By Gilbert Rozman, Vladivostok
Key Economic Indicators for Selected Countries
Russia’s Main Oil and Gas Pipelines
Russia, Central Asia and the Shanghai Co-operation Organization
By Oksana Antonenko, London
Russian Views on their Asian Neighbors
Russian Attitudes Towards China (VTsIOM Survey)
Russian Attitudes Towards Chinaand (FOM Survey)
Russian Attitudes Towards Japan (VTsIOM and FOM Surveys)

Russia in Political Country Ratings: International Comparisons of Democracy, Rule of Law, and Civil Rights
Heiko Pleines, Bremen
Freedom House – The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties
Christopher Walker, New York
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI)
Sabine Donner, Gütersloh
List of Ratings Included in the Documentation
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Political Indices
Socio-Economic Indices

Russia at the Crossroads? The Realignment of the Party System
By Petra Stykow, Munich
List of Officially Registered Political Parties, 2007
Party Ratings and Monthly Snapshots of Voter Preferences
Which Political Group Has Made a Good, Positive Impression on You Recently? (April 2007)
A Destructive Combination: Why Democratic Institutions Can Destroy Democracy
By Petra Stykow, Munich
The Transformation of Russia’s Party System
By Vladimir Gel’man, St. Petersburg
The Regional Dimension of Russia’s 2007–2008 Elections
By J. Paul Goode, Norman, Oklahoma
Parties in the Russian Political Context: What Has Changed?
By Igor Rabinovich, Ufa
Elections in Komi: A Sign of Future Victory or Defeat?
By Yury Shabaev, Syktyvkar

Kremlin Systematically Shrinks Scope of Russian Media.
Robert Orttung, Washington
Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2006 (Selected Countries)
(Perceived) Access of the Opposition to the Mass Media
On the death of Anna Politkovskaya
Elfie Siegl, Berlin/Moscow
Black Mark for Journalists
Grigorii Pasko, Moscow
Violations of Freedom of the Media in Russia.Statistics of the Glasnost Defense Foundation
Russian Internet Remains an Island of Free Speech and Civil Society
Dmitry Vinogradov, Moscow
What Russians Think About the Internet and the People Who Access the Internet

Immigration and Russian Migration Policy: Debating the Future
Vladimir Mukomel, Moscow
Migration and Racism
Ethnic Russians Flee the North Caucasus
Oleg Tsvetkov, Maikop
Authorities Hope Chinese Investment Will Bring Russians Back to Far East
Oleg Ssylka, Vladivostok

Looking Back at Beslan
Alexander Cherkasov, Moscow
The North Caucasus: Taking stock two years after Beslan
Jeronim Perovic, Zurich
The North Caucasus and the Southern Federal District: Statistics and Facts
The North Caucasus in Russian Eyes
Terror-related incidents in the North Caucasus September 2004 – August 2006

Russia’s NGO Legislation: New (and Old) Developments
Diana Schmidt, Bremen
Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards NGOs
Authorities Begin Implementing New NGO Law
Dmitry Vinogradov, Moscow
Freedom House Nations in Transit Ratings and Averaged Scores: Russia 2006