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In this space, I will regularly comment on events in Russia, repost content and tweets I find interesting and informative, and shamelessly promote myself (and others whose work I like). The traditional Power Vertical Blog remains for larger and more developed items. The Podcast, of course, will continue to appear every Friday. I hope you find the new Power Vertical Feed to be a useful resource and welcome your feedback.

I'm live-blogging Vladimir Putin's state-of-the-nation address to parliament and to key Russian political, religious, and other figures.

10:21 18.12.2014

WHAT DO PUTIN AND MYROSLAVA PETSA OF UKRAINE'S CHANNEL 5 HAVE IN COMMON?

10:21 18.12.2014

10:21 18.12.2014

More on the "fifth column":

10:19 18.12.2014

PUTIN ON CRUISE CONTROL NOW

10:18 18.12.2014

Putin on poetry:

Lermontov was in the opposition, but he was also a patriot.

10:17 18.12.2014

Putin: Fine line between opposition and "fifth column"

Putin: My actions were aimed at consolidating society, not dividing it. Maybe I should be more careful in my public statement, but one cannot be too careful -- sometimes we have to call things what they are.

It's a fine line to define when the opposition ends and the 5th column starts.

10:13 18.12.2014

Putin on controversial health reforms, which have sparked Moscow protests:

We should focus on high-tech solutions. There are 30 percent more beds in hospitals than needed. This is wasted land and electricity. We should allocate that money to the quality of our medical system instead.

I am focusing on my own opinions, not recent actions by Moscow government -- although I think those decisions were right-minded.

10:09 18.12.2014

10:04 18.12.2014

10:02 18.12.2014

WHO IS INTERESTED IN THE RUBLE'S BEHAVIOR NOW?

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