Russians Lash Out at Benefit Reforms
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A broad spectrum of Russians protested Saturday in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities, expressing anger over a new law that replaces welfare benefits with cash payments. The demonstrators accused President Vladimir Putin's government of abusing power and trampling the rights of ordinary Russians.
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ELEANOR HALL: To Russia now, where President Vladimir Putin&#39;s announcement this week of a radical overhaul of Russia&#39;s political system has sparked concern about the future of democracy in the country.
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Russia has been sending negative signals to foreign investors in addition to its high-profile effort to take over Yukos Oil Co., reflecting what may be a growing rift within the government over its commitment to economic reform and international business.
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Russian papers take a cynical view of US criticisms of President Putin's planned security reforms.
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VLADIMIR PUTIN, the Russian President, yesterday poured scorn on the US legal system when he defended the takeover of Yuganskneftegaz, the Yukos oil production
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On Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the biggest shake-up of Russia&#39;s political system since its 1993 adoption of a post-Soviet constitution, drawing heaps of scorn from both the Russian and international press.
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Russia's liberal economy minister joined a growing backlash against the effective re-nationalization of the country's top oil exporter Yukos and argued that state energy companies should be privatized.
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Tales of high-level sleaze heard in court have angered millions afflicted by welfare cuts and a pay freeze
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Tensions among the Russians are on the increase as they compete for trophies, commercial opportunities and visibility.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday his government had bungled the implementation of changes to the country's creaking social security system but stood by the reform despite week-long protests by pensioners.
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Russians marked the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution on Sunday with marches, Communist rallies and protests against a parliamentary proposal to scrap what was once the most sacred Soviet holiday.
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WHO: Thousands of Russian retirees and military veterans.
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A Russian governor has become the first to break ranks over Kremlin plans to abolish elected regional heads and replace them with appointees, attacking the proposals as &quot;undemocratic and unconstitutional&quot;.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin defended unpopular social benefit reforms Monday but criticized his government for failing to successfully implement changes that have brought thousands onto the streets in protest.
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The Kremlin is tired of Western criticisms Â that Russia is becoming more authoritarian, human rights are violated, journalists are at risk and elections are rigged.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said  Monday his government had bungled the implementation of changes  to the country's creaking social security system but stood by  the reform despite week-long protests by pensioners.
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Frustrated with meager salaries that have not kept pace with inflation, teachers, doctors and other state employees rallied Wednesday across Russia to demand higher wages.