Changing the Color Revolutionary Discourse in Russia

On March 3, chairman of the Russian parliament’s foreign affairs committee (and key Kremlin propagandist) Alexey Pushkov publicly admitted there are at least three scenarios for a “color revolution” in…

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Russian citizens owe it to Boris Nemtsov to keep the hope of democracy in Russia alive

(LSE Blogs) I first heard of Boris Nemtsov when I was a young Russian graduate student in America in the mid-1990s contemplating pursuing a PhD in Russian regional politics. For a…

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Petrov: It’s hard to discern who did it and what they were trying to provoke

(CSM) MOSCOW — If the track record is anything to go by, Russians may never find out who gunned down liberal activist Boris Nemtsov on a bridge beside the Kremlin last Friday,…

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Murder That Revealed Truth

(EDM) The photograph that hit millions of computer and smartphone screens late Friday (February 27) night, Moscow time, has instantly become a clear-focused image of what Russia has become amidst the…

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Commemorating Boris Nemtsov

(UT Blog) Words kill. Discourses matter. Whoever physically triggered the gun that killed Boris Nemtsov, one of the most charismatic Russian opposition leaders in Moscow, his death on February 27th…

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Why Did the Bear Become so Belligerent? The Meaning of Ukraine for Russia

Last year was a decisive one for Russia. It graciously hosted the Olympic Games only to swiftly annex Crimea and directly intervene in eastern Ukraine. In short order, the friendly…

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What does Boris Nemtsov’s murder mean for Russia?

(The Monkey Cage/WP) Like many others, I was shocked and saddened by last week’s murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who I actually had the pleasure of interviewing many years ago. In…

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Gorenburg: Russia has ambitions of restoring its blue water navy in the long term

(The Diplomat) In the last two years, Russia’s second-biggest fleet, the Pacific Fleet, has been receiving new ships for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union. In 2013…

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Hale: Media propaganda plays a key role in bolstering Putin’s popularity

(CNN) The economy's in the tank, the currency's crumbling, and he's risking diplomatic isolation for doubling down on Ukraine. So how is it that Russian President Vladimir Putin's popularity is…

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Kremlin Could Turn the Economy Around

(The Moscow Times) A distinct note of hopelessness crept into official government statements regarding the economy in February. The problems the country is facing are obvious, but what are lacking are new proposals for solving them and new people ready…

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