Following the meeting at the Kremlin, media reports emerged saying that in May, Yavlinsky might be invited to take a as-yet unspecified post in Vladimir Putin’s government. If that is indeed the case, then the Yabloko leader’s loyalty may be one of the conditions for getting a place in the White House (the Russian government building in Moscow). **Though it is not entirely clear why the government would need a dreary economist who still thinks in terms of programs from 20 years ago. **http://newtimes.ru/magazine/2008/issue060/art_0015.xml An article about YABLOKO by barabanch. I’m waiting with interest to see when Yavlinsky’s press secretary, E. Dillendorf, scratches Ilyushenka’s eyes out.
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