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Taming the Leviathan: How Russians Learn to Counter the State

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Among the distinctive features of Vladimir Putin’s 20 years in power, the resurgence of the state stands apart. Considered necessary after the turbulent transition from communism in…

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Russia’s Cossacks Battle Coronavirus and Promote Kremlin’s Foreign Policy

(EDM) As fears of the COVID-19 pandemic grip much of Russia, the country’s Cossacks have been enlisted to help contain the deadly virus. In the city of Ekaterinburg, Ataman Gennady Kovalev…

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The Return of the Russian Leviathan [NEW BOOK] | Review: “A Lust for Suffering”

(Wall Street Journal | Review) The original Russian title of this dazzling collection of essays by Sergei Medvedev, a social-science professor in Moscow and one of Russia’s leading political commentators, was…

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Rogov: The Duma is illegally trying to implement it, making Putin’s move an effective coup d’etat

(Reason) Vladimir Putin officially solidified his grasp on power last week when the State Duma, Russia’s lower legislative chamber, voted unanimously to pass a constitutional amendment modifying the structure of presidential term limits.…

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Twigg: Many are accustomed to home remedies, there is a deep distrust in the health system, especially outside of Moscow

(FP) Moscow—As the coronavirus pandemic has spread, bringing nations to a halt and killing over 8,000 people in recent weeks around the globe, Russia emerged as a rare spot of calm—or perhaps…

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Why Would the Kremlin Root for Bernie Sanders? Mistrust of Mass Politics and the Outward Projection of Domestic Insecurities

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The U.S. intelligence community seems to believe that Russia has intervened and continues to intervene in American elections on behalf of both President Donald Trump and…

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Kramer: The Botyan legend, with its inherent assertion that the Soviets saved Krakow, continues to fuel bad relations between Poland and Russia

(NYTimes) As far as many Russians are concerned, Alexei Botyan, a Soviet spy during World War II, was a hero whose daring actions saved the Polish city of Krakow from destruction…

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Kramer: The Botyan legend, with its inherent assertion that the Soviets saved Krakow, continues to fuel bad relations between Poland and Russia