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 >Housmans &ndash\; radical booksellers since 1945<br />_________________
 ________________________<br /><br />PLUTO PRESS PRESENT<br />&lsquo\;Cha
 nge in Putin's Russia&rsquo\;<br />with Simon Pirani<br />Wednesday 2nd 
 December &ndash\; 7pm to 8.30pm<br />___________________________________
 ______<br /><br />Launching his new book on the subject\, Simon Pirani d
 iscusses the interaction of power\, money and people in Russia during th
 e presidencies of Putin and his successor Dmitry Medvedev\, and the soci
 al movements that are working against an increasingly authoritarian gove
 rnment to change Russia for the better.<br /><br /><br />Simon Pirani in
 vestigates the interaction of power\, money and people in Russia during 
 the presidencies of Vladimir Putin and his successor Dmitry Medvedev. Pr
 ofiling the Putin team\, including contingents from the security service
 s and pro-market economic &lsquo\;reformers&rsquo\;\, Pirani argues that
  the economic growth it presided over during the oil boom was one-sided.
  The gap between rich and poor widened. Now the boom is over\, inequalit
 ies will multiply further. As well as explaining Russia's economic traje
 ctory\, the book provides a unique account of the social movements that 
 are working against an increasingly authoritarian government to change R
 ussia for the better.<br /><br />Simon Pirani is a researcher and journa
 list focused on Russia\, Ukraine and Belarus. As a Senior Research Fello
 w at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies his specialisms include oil
  and gas\, other commodities\, and financial markets.<br /><br />_______
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URL:http://london.indymedia.org/events/3238
SUMMARY:Change in Putin's Russia 
LOCATION:<p>Launching his new book on the subject\, Simon Pirani discusse
 s the interaction of power\, money and people in Russia during the presi
 dencies of Putin and his successor Dmitry Medvedev\, and the social move
 ments that are working against an increasingly authoritarian government 
 to change Russia for the better.</p>
COMMENT:More info at http://london.indymedia.org
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