Executive Summary Russia’s future democratic transition will require more than a return to European models. As a post-imperial, multi-ethnic state spanning Europe and Asia, Russia faces structural challenges—territorial…
Dog owners in Russia have to make sure that their dogs don’t try to eat anything during their walks—as it is not rare to come across poisoned meat set out as baits by dog hunters
In the context of recent all-Russia protests we have decided to take a deeper look on what is happening in Russian regions and what kind of local agenda…
Victory Day means millions of people’s stories carefully told from generation to generation. There used to be those happy days when the Kremlin didn’t need this holiday for…
On Sunday night, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader and close ally of Vladimir Putin, posted a short video on his Instagram. The video featured Mikhail Kasyanov, the former…
Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, tests the Kremlin with his terror tactics. “I ask Ramzan Akhmatovich for forgiveness and thank him for not yet killing me.” This is an…
Exactly three years ago, the Russian parliament passed a law that forbids Americans from adopting children from Russia. This was the Russian authorities' response to the “Magnitsky list”…
Russian authorities held another forum devoted to the so-called “Russian World.” Official media reported that the fifth “World Congress of Compatriots” was held in Moscow. The congress was…
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