<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[In Moscow's Shadows]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://inmoscowsshadows.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Mark Galeotti]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://inmoscowsshadows.wordpress.com/author/markgaleotti/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[April 2016 Publications&nbsp;Round-Up]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Slightly premature, as there may be an eleventh-hour addition, but here is the April tally:</p>
<p>&#8216;<a href="http://www.vox.com/2016/4/4/11360212/panama-papers-russia-putin">The Panama Papers show how corruption really works in Russia</a>,&#8217; <em>Vox</em>, 4 April</p>
<p>&#8216;<a href="http://warontherocks.com/2016/04/moscows-mercenaries-in-syria/">Moscow&#8217;s mercenaries in Syria</a>,&#8217; <em>War On The Rocks</em>, 5 April</p>
<p>&#8216;<a href="http://readrussia.com/2016/04/12/zolotov-kadyrovs-golden-roof/">Zolotov: Kadyrov’s Golden Roof?</a>,&#8217; <em>Russia! magazine</em>, 12 April</p>
<p>&#8216;<a href="http://www.intellinews.com/stolypin-russia-s-panamization-of-politics-95065/">Russia’s ‘Panamization’ of politics</a>,&#8217; <em>Business New Europe</em>, 13 April</p>
<p>&#8216;<a href="http://www.intellinews.com/stolypin-bastrykin-s-manifesto-for-the-north-koreanisation-of-russia-95400/">Bastrykin’s manifesto for the &#8216;North Koreanisation&#8217; of Russia</a>&#8216;, <em>Business New Europe</em>, 18 April</p>
<p>&#8216;<a href="https://slon.ru/posts/66850">Марк Галеотти: «Иногда мафию от бизнеса даже не отличишь»</a>&#8216;, interview in <em>Slon</em>, 19 April [in Russian]</p>
<p>&#8216;<a href="http://www.vox.com/2016/4/19/11459034/putin-myth">The Putin myth: the Russian leader isn&#8217;t nearly as powerful as you think</a>,&#8217; <em>Vox</em>, 19 April</p>
<p>&#8216;<a href="http://www.npr.org/2016/04/28/475985496/assessing-the-myth-of-vladimir-putin">Assessing the myth of Vladimir Putin</a>,&#8217; interview with <em>NPR</em>, 28 April</p>
<p>&#8216;<a href="http://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/pasaulis/rusijos-ekspertas-markas-galeotti-vladimirui-putinui-baltijos-salys-nerupi-57-618245">Rusijos ekspertas Markas Galeotti: „Vladimirui Putinui Baltijos šalys nerūpi“</a>&#8216;, interview with 15.min, 28 April [in Lithuanian]</p>
<p>&#8216;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/war_college/what-makes-vladimir-putin-so">What makes Vladimir Putin so special?</a>&#8216;, interview podcast for <em>Reuters War College</em>, 29 April [<strong>ADDED</strong>]</p>
<p>I&#8217;d also add that I am now a contributing editor for Russia for <em>Intellinews Business New Europe</em>, so expect to see more of my thoughts there in the future&#8230;</p>
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