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New Policy Memo: The Unintended Consequences of Russia’s Gubernatorial Elections

The revival of Russia’s gubernatorial elections following the mass protests of 2011-2012 may not have promoted democratization, but neither has it proved trouble-free for the Kremlin. In light of the…

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Moscow Mayoral Election: The Risks of Using “Relatively” Free Elections to Gain Legitimacy

Elections – even biased ones—are funny things. Going into the Moscow Mayoral election on Sunday, the conventional wisdom saw the incumbent Sergei Sobyanin easily winning a majority in the first…

Why Putin’s Re-Election Means Turbulence Ahead

(Foreign Policy) When it comes to Russia’s political future, the only guarantee is uncertainty. Yes, on Sunday Vladimir Putin will be elected president of Russia for a six-year term, with…

IERES Event: Elections and Public Opinion Polling in Russia

(Event) Russians went to the polls on March 4 to elect a new president. The day after the elections, IERES hosts Vadim Volos, a polling expert who will explain how…

The Audacity of Russia’s Voters

Elections were held in Russia last week for the lower house of the State Duma. Reports of election fraud as well as discontent with the current government led to…

Interview with Henry E. Hale on the Russian Duma Election (Video, GWU)

Henry E. Hale, PONARS Eurasia member and director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at the George Washington University, discusses the recent Duma elections in Russia,…

Putin 2012: Castle, Kingside

“The elections will be organized strictly in accordance with the law and better than in most countries of Western Europe.” – Vladimir Churov, Head of the Central Electoral Commission.…

Vladimir Putin’s Decision to Run for President of Russia in 2012

Insight by PONARS Eurasia Members Originally appeared on The Monkey Cage Dmitry Gorenburg, Senior Analyst, Center for Naval Analyses There has already been some loose talk about the potential…

4 Myths of Russia’s Party System

Russia’s party system developed in a decidedly lopsided way during the 2000s. As with all things lopsided, it runs a serious risk of instability, which could occur over the next…

Belarus: Back to Basics

by Vitali Silitski Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies The Belarus presidential election developed under a carnival atmosphere—the major news of the campaign was a kitten brutally murdered by a…

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