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This article reports on Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's increasing power and ultimate control of the Russian Parliament. The December 2007 parliamentary elections are controlled by rules promulgated by Putin and his political party, United Russia, such that opposition candidates, such as Vladimir A. Ryzhkov, Viktor V. Pokhmelkin, and Anatoly A. Yermolin, will be defeated. The government also controls the media, making it virtually impossible for any opposition candidate to win.

Reports on speculations concerning the power of Vladimir V. Putin as president of Russia.

Highlights the proposed legislation by Russian President Vladimir V. Putin that would oust Russia's provincial governors from their seats in Parliament and, in some instances, permit him to fire them altogether. Number of politicians that would be affected by the plan; Aim of the proposal; Reaction of political scholar, Liliya Shevtsova, on the proposal of Putin.

Reports on Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertion of control over Russia's far-flung and often headstrong provinces. What Putin's decree states; How television news programs called the decree; Legislation that Putin is considering.

The article examines Russia's involvement in the Syrian civil war, focusing on how Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's decision to conduct air strikes against rebels have solidified his importance in ending the conflict. It notes that despite the intervention's effect on Putin's status, Russia has suffered losses in terms of resources, relations with Turkey, and lives of personnel.

The author discusses the political power of Russian President Vladimir Putin in establishing world power and reestablishing the collapsed Soviet Union with potential intervention to other nations like Ukraine in 2014.

Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin announced the formation of a new Russian government on Monday, reappointing several top ministers and maintaining the power and prominent roles of members of his inner circle. Mr. Putin, who was barred by the Constitution from a third consecutive term as president, became prime minister last week one day after yielding the presidency to Dmitri A. Medvedev, a longtime aide and protege. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Russia's Parliament overwhelmingly confirmed Vladimir V. Putin as prime minister on Thursday, completing his managed departure from the presidency in a manner that left him the country's dominant politician, with a firm grip on power. Mr. Putin, out of office only a day, received 392 votes in the 450-seat Duma, Parliament's lower house, before the resolution confirming his new post was handed to his protege and presidential successor, Dmitri A. Medvedev, who promptly accepted it. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports that President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a stunning overhaul of Russia's political system in what he called an effort to unite the country against terrorism. Potential to strengthen his already pervasive control over the legislative branch and regional governments; Efforts to consolidate power; Criticism from some that it would violate the Constitution and stifle what political opposition remains; Details of Mr. Putin's proposals, including the idea that the country's 89 regions would no longer be elected by popular vote but by local legislatures after the president's nomination; Claim by Putin that the unity of Russia is the main prerequisite for victory over terror.

The article discusses the doping scandal confronting Russian athletes as of July 2016, and how Russian President Vladimir Putin is handling the issue. It claims that the scandal is among the series of issues confronted by Putin in his bid to revive Russia as a global power. Also mentioned are the other Putin moves which include the military intervention in Syria, the shooting down of a civilian passenger jet in Ukraine, and the seizure of Crimea in Ukraine.

The article explains how Mikhail Y. Lesin found his business and political fortunes in Russian President Vladimir Putin's Russia falling part. Lesin was abruptly dismissed from his position in the Kremlin's powerful media apparatus in spite of being an influential player in Putin's rise to power. When the owner of the independent network NTV, Vladimir Gusinsky, was arrested in 2000, it was Lesin who visited him in prison and pushed him to sign a legally dubious agreement.

The author reflects on the politics and geopolitics of "The Square People," a term he uses to describe the middle classes in countries such as Egypt, Turkey, and Russia that have gathered together in protest calling for more political power and better governance. He examines how these people can transform their movements into political parties and elections, focusing on the conflict between the people of Ukraine and the Russian government led by President Vladimir Putin.

Examines the mental behavior of the Russian political leaders. Focus on the Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the Parliament for risking a confrontation with the West; Speculation on the inheritance of a Soviet mentality which considers politics as a struggle for power; Revelation of the mentality in Putin’s interview regarding a division between westerners and easterners; Citation of the factors that feed the perception including talks to constrain Russia’s imperial ambitions and U.S. oil pipeline campaigns that exclude Russia.

The article discusses the political career and policies of Hungary prime minister Viktor Orban. It examines Orban's nationalism and his centralization of power, his relations with the government of the Russian Federation, particularly Russian president Vladimir V. Putin, and tension between Western democracy and government censorship. It also discusses Hungary's membership in the group the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).