Столетие революции 1917 года ставит в неудобное положение российские власти, которые рады его мировому значению, но в корне не приемлют любую идею свержения власти. Редкие памятные мероприятия должны подчеркнуть значимость национального единства, антидота для классовой борьбы. Как бы то ни было неофициальные собрания могут несколько отойти от этой линии.
http://inosmi.ru/politic/20170302/238811654.html
Весна не торопится наступать, как и подъем цен на нефть, повышение пенсий и снятие международных санкций. Ну, или выборы с хоть какой-то интригой. Символом всего этого для Россиян стал Ждун.
http://inosmi.ru/social/20170302/238813710.html
Steven Pifer responds to an op-ed by Michael O'Hanlon, in which O'Hanlon suggested that NATO forswear further enlargement and proposed establishing a zone of permanently neutral countries. Pifer argues this is the wrong approach.
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces on March 1, 2017.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT467.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/opinion/russia-sides-with-chemical-weapons.html?ref=opinion
Would Russia's new, more modern military, carry the day?
On Tuesday, as part of a string of intimidation raids, the home of a leading investigative journalist was searched for more than eight hours.
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http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-arctic-s-changing-frontier
The Russian government is courting the Trump administration to get its support for a controversial Libyan general who is a rival of the United Nations-backed coalition government in Tripoli.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-seeks-u-s-support-for-libyan-general-1488277858
https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2017/03/AMACHER/57276