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Russia’s Struggle Over the Meaning of the 1990s and the Keys to Kremlin Power

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The days of political promise the Russian liberal opposition enjoyed during 2011-12 when the “angry urbanites” protested against the regime, are long over. The Russian “progressive era”…

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New Podcast: Sharafutdinova discusses the puzzle of Putin’s durable popularity

In this podcast, Gulnaz Sharafutdinova discusses the puzzle of Putin’s durable popularity and whether this stems from a unique sense of collective identity in Russia. “What explains Putin’s phenomenal popularity?…

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Coping with Economic Crisis in Russia’s Regions: the Case of Tatarstan

(RAD) Russia’s regional governments play a crucial role in maintaining social and economic stability in the country. This article looks at the main strategies developed by the government of the Republic of…

Economic Crisis, Regional Finance, and Federal Response in Russia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Economic problems associated with Russia’s stagnating economy, sanctions, and ruble devaluation have been accumulating. The growing indebtedness of regional budgets is one indicator that Russia’s economic…

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Policy Memo: Emotions, Cognition, and the Societal Dynamics of East-West Polarization

The dramatic snowballing of events—Russia’s annexation of Crimea, ongoing war in eastern Ukraine, the downing of Malaysian Airliner MH17, sanctions—have remade the global political scene. Polarization, confrontation, and media-fuelled hysteria…

Emotions, Cognition, and the Societal Dynamics of East-West Polarization

“Historical epochs are like volcanoes. Everything that has accumulated through the years under a thin surface of everyday events suddenly breaks open, like lava, and comes to the surface.” –…

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New Policy Memo: Shale Fever and the Future of Putin’s Russia

Few observers doubt that oil and gas serve as the economic foundation for the political regime built by Vladimir Putin in Russia. The global rush for energy and rising prices…

Shale Fever and the Future of Putin’s Russia

Few observers doubt that oil and gas serve as the economic foundation for the political regime built by Vladimir Putin in Russia. The global rush for energy and rising prices…

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Political Patronage in Uncertain Times (Event Video)

(Panel Discussion) The Harriman Institute held an event titled "Political Patronage in Uncertain Times: Russia, Central Asia, and the Middle East" on February 7, 2013, within their “Corruption and Patronage”…

Нарастающая неопределенность: Новый раунд губернаторских выборов в России

Электоральная конкуренция на региональном уровне явилась ключевым фактором демократизации на уровне национальном в таких странах как Мексика. Насколько недавнее возвращение губернаторских выборов может открыть такие перспективы для путинской России? Этот…

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