За круглым столом собрались представители Совета Федерации, Госдумы, Общественной палаты и политические деятели. В ходе обсуждения пришли к единому выводу – органам местного самоуправления не хватает ясности в распределении полномочий, а также денег и квалифицированных кадров.

Политологи и общественные деятели сегодня собрались в Москве за круглым столом чтобы обсудить президентскую инициативу о запрете для российских чиновников высшего уровня на недвижимость и денежные счета за рубежом. Собравшиеся признали, что для российской элиты грядут нелёгкие времена.

 Губернатор Петербурга Георгий Полтавченко потерял пять строчек в рейтинге глав регионов. Связано это с большим количеством нареканий в ходе муниципальных выборов, пишет газета «Известия».

In Russia’s first gubernatorial elections in eight years and about 5,000 other polls, contenders backed by the ruling United Russia party may suffer setbacks in at least 10 mayoral and local legislative elections, the Carnegie Moscow Center projects. Governing-party candidates are leading by double-digit margins in all five gubernatorial races, according to the Civil Society Development Fund.

By Ilya Arkhipov - Oct 14, 2012 7:00 AM GMT+0400 Russians are electing regional and municipal leaders today in the first electoral test for President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to reassert control after the largest protests in more than a decade.

MOSCOW – Russian model Alisa Krylova canceled her order for the latest Mercedes, spent New Year’s in Moscow rather than skiing in the Alps and now employs Russian staffers rather than foreigners.

GORKI, Russia (Reuters) - Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev told Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Monday that Russia's IT industry was as promising an area for investment as its natural resources sectors.

Research published last week by former Kremlin official Konstantin Kostin said five of the 20 most popular websites in Russia, including Facebook, had U.S. owners and their share was growing, which posed a threat to national security.

"Fortunately, there will be no revolution in Russia. There are simply not enough young people," said Konstantin Kostin, a former Kremlin political aide who still advises the president in his role as head of a political think tank.

MOSCOW, Dec 4 (Reuters) - By Timothy Heritage and Maria Tsvetkova The Kremlin, perhaps with bravado and certainly with relief after a tricky start to 2012 when the protests were at their peak, says it does not regard the opposition as a big threat. "Fortunately, there will be no revolution in Russia. There are simply not enough young people," said Konstantin Kostin, a former Kremlin political aide who still advises the president in his role as head of a political think tank.