Boyo Popov·Sep 23Putin Won His Election. That Does Not Mean Russians Are HappyThere was never much suspense about Russia’s parliamentary election. United Russia was going to win. The only real questions were what…A response icon1A response icon1
DailyWithNisha·Aug 31Russia Is Becoming Increasingly UnpredictableThere is a temptation in Western capitals to treat Russia as a problem to be solved — as though the right combination of sanctions…A response icon1A response icon1
DailyWithNisha·Aug 21Russia’s Latest Developments Are Getting Seriously StrangeYou know, I keep thinking about Antonina Kirsanova. She’s the Moscow hairdresser who posted that cheerful video from her Black Sea holiday…A response icon1A response icon1
Scarlet John·Aug 20Russia Has Entered Uncharted TerritoryThe last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between Washington and Moscow expires Thursday, and I have to tell you — we are stepping…A response icon1A response icon1
InActivated ThinkerbyThird eye type writer·Aug 13Something Strange Is Happening Inside RussiaBlacked-out phones, poets in handcuffs, and a Kremlin quietly bracing for something
Nadin Brzezinski·Aug 11Things are Getting Weird In Russia, Even for RussiaThe first thing I want to cover today is the idea that a mobilization is already underway. Of course, the regions where this is happening…A response icon25A response icon25
Aurel Stratan·Jul 27[Part 2] Inside the Kremlin’s power kitchen: Russian elites are looking for Putin’s successorAn investigative journalist’s revelations about Russia’s unwritten traditions of power transition, elite rivalries and the fragile loyalty…A response icon2A response icon2
InNever Stop WritingbyAurel Stratan·Jul 26[Part 1] Inside the Kremlin’s power kitchen: Russian elites are looking for Putin’s successorAn investigative journalist’s revelations about Russia’s unwritten traditions of power transition, elite rivalries and the fragile loyalty…
Alexander B·Jun 17Part 3. The Anatomy of Academic Compliance: From the Erosion of Labor Rights to the Crisis of…In the first and second parts of our analysis, we examined the phenomenon that I conceptualize as “Academic Feudalism”. We observed how an…
alex buzunov·Jun 5Is Ilya Remeslo Related to Putin Himself?It is an irresistible theory: a man suddenly appears, criticizes Putin in ways that should be professionally fatal, gets pushed into a…A response icon1A response icon1
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