Democracy

...the Kremlin to consider the West's silence a mark of agreement. Attempts to criticize Russia for violating the basic tenets of democracy would be clearly out of place now. How can you criticize a country seemingly working so hard to build...

In this article: Dmitry Medvedev, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Alvin Toffler, Immanuel Wallerstein, Josef Stalin, and NATO

...after an EU-Russia summit in Stockholm. Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, said: "We exchanged views on human rights, the rule of law in Russia and democracy. "This is an increasing cause for concern,"...

In this article: EU, Russia, Moscow, Brussels, Dmitry Medvedev, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Strategic partnership, Global warming, and Alexander Stubb

...of eight powers, he said. The Group of Eight includes the world's major older industrial democracies: the U.S., Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Canada, Italy and a relatively recent addition, Russia. The G-20 includes these nations...

In this article: Timothy Geithner, United States, John Kerry, China, Federal Reserve, Washington, and Pittsburgh

...use democracy as a cover to "destabilize the state and split society." The harsh words came alongside modest pledges by Medvedev to boost regional democracy in Russia. They showed the Kremlin's desire to ensure stability and prevent unrest...

In this article: Dmitry Medvedev, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Moscow, Reuters, and Recession

Kasparov, who heads the United Civil Front, a social movement to preserve democracy in Russia, early complained of the American attempts to mollify Putin, as the latter cemented power over the Russian government. Kasparov...

In this article: Gary Kasparov, Vladimir Putin, Grandmaster, Anatoly Karpov, Grandmasters, Chess, Russia, and Dover

...With Cynicism MOSCOW - President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday held out the remote republic of Tuva to illustrate Russia's need for political reform and promised to make electoral changes that would promote democracy. But opposition...

In this article: Dmitry Medvedev, Chechnya, Liberal Democrats, Ramzan Kadyrov, Moscow, and A Just Russia

...opposition MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday Russia needed to embrace sweeping reforms to become a modern world power but warned the opposition against sowing chaos in the name of democracy. Medvedev spent...

In this article: Dmitry Medvedev, Russia, Vladimir Putin, and Moscow

Russia's Dmitri Medvedev Dashes Hopes for More Democracy Medvedev Dashes Hopes for More Democracy in Russia By Simon Shuster / Moscow Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, left, speaks with Central Election Commission...

In this article: Dmitri Medvedev, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Churov, United Russia, Allegation, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and Moscow

...of Russia's leading polling agencies suggests. The poll by the Levada-Centre showed that 57% of those questioned considered that Russia needed democracy - the lowest number since 2006. It said 26% believed that democratic governing was...

In this article: Russia, Respondent, Moscow, United Russia, Vladimir Putin, and Soviet Union