Medvedev Likely to Maintain Status Quo

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Medvedev Likely to Maintain Status Quo

By Maria Lipman

Published on Mar 2, 2008

Source: NPR's All Things Considered

Carnegie Moscow Center's Masha Lipman joined Jacki Lyden on NPR's All Things Considered to discuss the election of Dmitry Medvedev as Russia's president and what it means for the political and economic future of Russia. She argued that despite Medvedev's liberal rhetoric, he was chosen by Putin as part of an effort to maintain the status quo. "The difference between rhetoric and reality has almost reached the Soviet range in these days," she said.

Click here to listen to the broadcast.

About the Author

Maria Lipman

Former Scholar in Residence, Society and Regions Program, Editor in Chief, Pro et Contra, Moscow Center

Lipman was the editor in chief of the Pro et Contra journal, published by the Carnegie Moscow Center. She was also the expert of the Carnegie Moscow Center’s Society and Regions Program.

Recent Work

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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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