From Managed Democracy to Sovereign Democracy: Putin’s Regime Evolution in 2005

The first year of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s second term has been disastrous. A series of crises has occurred, from the assassination of Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov in Grozny in…

Official Patriotism in Russia: Its Essence and Implications

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After a brief burst of optimism following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia fell into a funk. The economy failed to take off, and by the end of the…

EU-Russian Border Security: Stereotypes and Realities

Russia has land borders with five European Union states: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. The aggregate length of these borders is more than 2,250 kilometers, roughly one-fifth of all…

The Failure of Tatar Language Revival

For minority nationalist activists at the dawn of perestroika, the decline of titular languages was one of the most pressing problems facing their republics. By the late 1980s, minority languages…

Maintaining Control: Putin’s Strategy for Holding Power Past 2008

There is little question that Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin is developing a strategy to preserve power beyond the 2007-2008 election cycle. There is also little question that neither his potential political rivals nor…

Russia’s Muslims: A Growing Challenge for Moscow

In dealing with Russia’s Muslim minority, the government in Moscow is facing a challenge that is likely to become more serious in coming years. By most estimates, self-identified Muslims make…

Ideological Aspects of Georgian-U.S.-Russian Relations

This memo deals with the place of ideology in post-Soviet affairs with regard to U.S.-Russian relations. More specifically, it explores possible reasons behind the particularly fierce rivalry between the United…

Russian State Nationalism vs. Local Nationalisms: The Case of Tatarstan

Tatarstan, an autonomous ethnic republic within the Russian Federation where traditionally Muslim Tatars make up just over half the population, was at the forefront of nationalist mobilization in the late…

The Fair Sex in an Unfair System: The Gendered Effects of Putin’s Political Reforms

In September 2004, in the aftermath of the devastating terrorist attack on a public school in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a series of proposed changes to…

Russian Regions and International Systems: A Trajectory of Post-Soviet Interaction

In the 15 years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia has been forced to reinterpret its role in international relations, reformulating its national interests and crafting new methods…

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