Masha Lipman,a political analyst with the Carnegie Moscow Center, says she is not surprised that such a list exists.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

Political analyst Masha Lipman at the Moscow Carnegie Center says President Medvedev's appeal to Islamic spiritual leaders may be an attempt to contrast ordinary with radical Islam.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

But Masha Lipman from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Moscow says she does not expect the protests will lead to significant changes in the Kremlin.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

Russian commentator Masha Lipman of the Carnegie Moscow Centre shares the scepticism of many: "I think the best we can hope for is that there is some chemistry or some little glimpse of building trust for the future, " she told me.

BBC: A summit of limited expectations