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Crisis in Russia Deepens and Spreads, but Putin Remains in Denial

(EDM) Every country in the world is experiencing its own particular version of the ongoing global health-and-economic crisis, and Russia faces a particularly complex one, aggravated by outstanding and escalating mismanagement.…

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Organizational Resilience: Russian Civil Society in the Times of COVID-19

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) As the COVID-19 pandemic struck Russia in late March 2020 and state responses looked weak and indecisive, civil society did not hesitate to step in. For…

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Smyth: With prizes, food, housing, and cash, Putin rigged Russia’s most recent vote

(Palm Beach Post) When Russians voted in early July on 200 constitutional amendments, officials rigged the election to create the illusion that President Vladimir Putin remains a popular and powerful leader…

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Making Sense of Russia’s Illiberalism

(Journal of Democracy) Russia’s support for illiberal movements in Europe has received wide attention. Yet this promotion of illiberalism should not be seen as merely a cynical political ploy by the…

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The Arrest of Ivan Safronov

(RMR blog) I was recently a guest on Kevin Rothrock’s Naked Pravda podcast on Meduza.io, talking about the role of military journalism in Russia and the potential impact of the arrest…

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Wave of Post-Plebiscite Repressions Makes Russia More Dangerous

(EDM) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s political “triumph” in securing approval for the set of amendments to the constitution in a public vote on July 1 (see EDM, July 2) has brought neither…

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Do Black Lives Matter in Russia?

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) This memorandum reviews Russian state media and civil society responses to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. The varying reactions cast an interesting light on how…

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Petrov: “They are telling local elites that… they can arrest anyone”

(NYTimes) After leaving Russia’s regional leaders to take much of the responsibility and heat for battling the coronavirus pandemic, the Kremlin has sent a blunt message to recently empowered local…

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Digital Technologies and Authoritarian Regimes: A Case of Pothole Management in Moscow

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Tahrir, Maidan, and Bolotnaya plazas—the public spaces associated with pro-democratic protests of the last decade—are located in the capital cities. Controlling public opinion in the capital…

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Gone with the virus. How the pandemic makes Russian strategy evanescent

(NEE) The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in three major blows to the Kremlin’s international strategy, thus making it adjust to much less favourable circumstances than when Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea and…

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Crisis in Russia Deepens and Spreads, but Putin Remains in Denial

Organizational Resilience: Russian Civil Society in the Times of COVID-19

Smyth: With prizes, food, housing, and cash, Putin rigged Russia’s most recent vote

Making Sense of Russia’s Illiberalism

The Arrest of Ivan Safronov

Wave of Post-Plebiscite Repressions Makes Russia More Dangerous

Do Black Lives Matter in Russia?

Petrov: “They are telling local elites that… they can arrest anyone”

Digital Technologies and Authoritarian Regimes: A Case of Pothole Management in Moscow

Gone with the virus. How the pandemic makes Russian strategy evanescent