Putin Is Turning Vladivostok into Russia's Pacific Capital

Author(s): Andrei Kalachinsky
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 82
Pages: 2-9
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute of History, University of Basel
Publication Year: 2010

This report provides a snapshot of political and economic life in Vladivostok today. A local journalist describes the current situation, including preparations for the upcoming international summit, the on-going construction projects, economic difficulties, the political position of Governor Sergei Darkin and the policies of Vladivostok Mayor Igor Pushkarev. Overall, the federal government is pouring billions of dollars into the region, but so far having little impact in terms of creating new jobs or stemming the flood of qualified workers leaving to find opportunities elsewhere. The recent appearance of a band of young men seeking to kill local policemen, winning them some public sympathy, shows the depths of protest feelings in Russia's eastern outpost.

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