Visual Representations, Pussy Riot, and Putin’s Hatred for Politics
If you need a short and comprehensible answer to the question of why Russia is not like the rest of Europe, look at the “Pussy Riot” trial. Perhaps the group…
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“Welcome to North Korea,” Predicting the Effect of Russia’s New Protest Law
On June 9, 2012 President Putin signed Federal Law 70631-6 «On Amendments to the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Violations» that enacted significant amendments to the legal…
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: The Russian Spring: Does It Stand a Chance?
(Event) Albats will discuss what it is like to publish a leading independent weekly journal in contemporary Russia and she will discuss the role of the Internet and social media. Albats…
State Building in Putin’s Russia (Book Review)
State Building in Putin's Russia Policing and Coercion after Communism Cambridge University Press (2011) by Brian D. Taylor Syracuse Univesity "In this important study of the power ministries in Russia…
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…
PONARS Eurasia Event / Book Launch – “Russia in the 2000s: A Stereoscopic View”
New publication: Россия "двухтысячных": Стереоскопический взгляд/Коллективная монография под общей ред Генри Хейла и Ивана Куриллы, Планета, 2011 ("Russia in the 2000s: A Stereoscopic View, edited by Henry Hale and…
Eurasian Union
On October 4, Izvestia published an article on the front page, written by Vladimir Putin in which he outlines plans for the creation of a Eurasian Union. Putin describes…
The Past and Future Putin
By Mark Kramer (Op-ed) The New York Times, September 30, 2011 Forty years ago The Who recorded “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” with the memorable lines “Meet the new boss /…
In Russia, Turning Back the Clock
(Op-ed) The New York Times, September 29, 2011 On Saturday, the world learned that Vladimir V. Putin, Russia’s current prime minister and former president, will return to the Kremlin in…