Petrov: The government obviously is not keeping up with the negative consequences of political decisions

(AFP) Moscow – The Russian currency crashed to unprecedented lows Tuesday as it fell to 80 rubles to the dollar and 100 to the euro, testing Vladimir Putin's ability to…

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Imagining the Unimaginable

It’s worth taking a moment to think about what this picture might mean. ‘Might’, because the future is uncertain, all of these trends could be reversed, and life could get…

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Will Economy be Putin’s Downfall?

(CNN) In some ways, it's not surprising that Russians were happy to vote Vladimir Putin back into the presidency in 2012. After all, the economy grew by an average of 7% from…

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Two Guys Discussing Russia: Would cutting Russia off SWIFT crush its economy?

(Video series) (Special guest!) Russian politics is increasingly unpredictable. In order to help clarify the issues, Robert Orttung and Sufian Zhemukhov, on their talk show "Two Guys Discussing Russia over…

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Dialogue between the EU and the Eurasian Union: Brussels is desperately looking for “good news” in its relations with Russia

(FIIA Comment) If the EU offers a formal dialogue to the Eurasian Economic Union, it is unlikely to lead to reciprocal economic liberalization, or reverse the general political dynamics in…

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Petrov: There were no breakthrough ideas in Putin’s speech, not in economics nor in foreign policy

(CSM) Moscow — Admitting that Russia has suffered a "difficult" year and faces what now looks to be permanent ostracism from the West, Vladimir Putin on Thursday argued that the…

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Sonin: Everything in our foreign policy this year has been a political mistake invariably leading to economic woes

(Los Angeles Times) The Russian ruble hit a record low Monday as the country's economy continued to reel from the combined effect of slumping oil prices and international sanctions. The…

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Beyond Putin? Nationalism and Xenophobia in Russian Public Opinion

(The Washington Quarterly) The role of nationalism within the Russian public is an under- examined but potentially important aspect of the crisis surrounding Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its continuing…

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How the Soviet Elite Lost Faith in Socialism in the 1980s

In 1919, Lenin wrote, “Productivity of labour is the most important thing for the victory of the new social system…Capitalism can and will be utterly vanquished by socialism creating a…

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With Ukraine Going Strong, Putin Becomes Lost in Fog of Hybrid War

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) Last weekend (November 21), Ukraine marked the first anniversary of the EuroMaidan—the public protests in Kyiv that lasted through the hard winter of discontent and brought down…

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Petrov: The government obviously is not keeping up with the negative consequences of political decisions

Imagining the Unimaginable

Will Economy be Putin’s Downfall?

Two Guys Discussing Russia: Would cutting Russia off SWIFT crush its economy?

Dialogue between the EU and the Eurasian Union: Brussels is desperately looking for “good news” in its relations with Russia

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Beyond Putin? Nationalism and Xenophobia in Russian Public Opinion

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With Ukraine Going Strong, Putin Becomes Lost in Fog of Hybrid War

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