Russian Government

Maria Butina Released from Federal Prison and Immediately Deported to Russia After 15 Months

| Importance: 6/10

Maria Butina was released from the Tallahassee Federal Correction Institution on October 25, 2019 after serving more than 15 months in federal custody. She was immediately taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and deported to Russia the same day, departing on a direct …

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Mueller Report Released - 448 Pages Documenting Russian Interference and Obstruction Episodes

| Importance: 10/10

The Department of Justice released Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election, the culmination of a 22-month investigation that issued more than 2,800 subpoenas, executed nearly 500 search warrants, and …

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Mueller Indicts 13 Russians and Internet Research Agency for Election Interference

| Importance: 9/10

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation filed its first charges against Russian government entities, indicting 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for conducting a sophisticated social media disinformation campaign to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The …

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Facebook Admits Russians Bought $100,000 in Ads to Influence 2016 Election

| Importance: 9/10

Facebook reveals to Congress that Russian operatives bought $100,000 in political ads reaching millions of Americans, first admission of platform weaponization for foreign election interference, detailed in multiple congressional hearings and investigations throughout late 2017

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NRA Leaders Travel to Moscow on Trip Arranged by Maria Butina and Alexander Torshin, Meet High-Level Russian Officials

| Importance: 8/10

Maria Butina and Alexander Torshin arranged and hosted a delegation of National Rifle Association members in Moscow from December 10-15, 2015. The delegation included NRA leaders such as Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke and David Keene, a former NRA president. During the trip, the gun rights …

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Maria Butina and Alexander Torshin Begin Systematic NRA Infiltration Operation

| Importance: 9/10

In 2011, Maria Butina founded the Russian gun rights organization “Right to Bear Arms” as a front operation and was hired as “special assistant” to Alexander Torshin, a Russian Senator with Kremlin connections. Together they initiated a systematic multi-year intelligence …

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Russia Defaults on Debt and Abandons Ruble Defense: Largest Sovereign Default in History Caps Decade of Economic Devastation

| Importance: 10/10

The Russian government under Premier Sergei Kiriyenko announced a sovereign debt default, devaluation of the ruble, and a 90-day moratorium on commercial external debt payments, marking the climax of Russia’s most serious economic crisis since the 1991 Soviet collapse. Three days after …

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IMF Approves $6.8 Billion Russia Loan With Structural Adjustment Conditions: Second Largest Loan in IMF History Fails to Stabilize Economy

| Importance: 9/10

The International Monetary Fund approved a $6.8 billion loan to Russia, the second largest loan the IMF had made at the time, following years of failed stabilization efforts and broken conditionality requirements. This was followed by an agreement in 1996 to provide a total of $10.2 billion over …

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Russia Begins Mass Voucher Privatization: 148 Million Citizens Given Certificates Worth 'Two Volga Cars' That Become Worthless

| Importance: 9/10

Russia launched the world’s largest privatization program, distributing vouchers worth 10,000 rubles each to approximately 148 million citizens, enabling the privatization of over 15,000 medium and large enterprises. The program was designed and implemented by Anatoly Chubais, chairman of the …

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Russia Launches 'Shock Therapy' Economic Reforms: Price Liberalization Triggers 2,520% Inflation and Economic Collapse

| Importance: 10/10

Russian President Boris Yeltsin ordered the liberalization of foreign trade, prices, and currency, launching the radical ‘shock therapy’ economic transformation designed by Deputy Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar, a 35-year-old liberal economist advised by Harvard’s Jeffrey Sachs. The …

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