Vladislav Surkov returns to the Kremlin
August 20, 2013
Russia’s former influential Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov, who is considered to be one of the architects of the Kremlin-centric “power vertical” political system and “sovereign democracy,” will return to the Kremlin in a new capacity – as the presidential aide on innovative development.
(Izvestia, Moskovsky Komsomolets)
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will not attend the MAKS 2013 air show in Moscow when it opens next week, for the first time since 1999. The ailing sector is not a priority for the national leadership, experts says.
(Vedomosti)
Alexey Navalny, the opposition candidate for the post of Moscow mayor, has threatened acting mayor Sergei Sobyanin with a lawsuit, claiming that Sobyanin has not submitted a written approval by Russian President Vladimir Putin allowing him to take part in the mayoral race.