I’m not sure how I missed this, but Amy Goodman did a segment on Democracy Now! with Stephen Cohen. Topics include the Russian protests, the Communist Party, and the general political mood of the populace. Decent discussion, I thought.
http://www.democracynow.org/embed_show_v2/300/2011/12/30/story/election_fraud_galvanizes_russian_opposition_communist
http://www.democracynow.org/embed_show_v2/300/2011/12/30/story/election_fraud_galvanizes_russian_opposition_communist