Fedor Krasheninnikov

Fedor Krasheninnikov

Political Analyst and Publicist

Specializes in Russian domestic politics, state governance, and civil society. Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at Ural State University. Worked in independent media, including Meduza, TV Rain, and Deutsche Welle, analyzing political processes in Russia, power structures, and protest movements. Regularly participates in expert discussions on government reform, regional policy, and the interaction between society and the state.

27 Publications

Publications

27 publications
Civil Society

Russia’s Liberal Party of the Future

Prospects and weaknesses

Article Feb 6, 2025
Civil Society

Political exiles are key to civil society in Russia

What challenges will it face in the coming years?

Article Jan 9, 2025
Civil Society

Democratic conservatism in Russia’s multiparty system of the future

Challenges and Opportunities

Article Dec 15, 2024
Civil Society

Nadezhdin and the Hope

The Core Message of the Campaign: Many in Russia Oppose the War and Putin

Article Feb 15, 2024
Civil Society

Pro-democracy Exiles in 2024: Be Steadfast, Stay Relevant, Embrace Diversity, Get Ready for Transition

Advice for Russian Civil Society Opposing the War and Putin’s Dictatorship

Article Jan 9, 2024
Politics

The Normal Russia Of The Future: Yes, We Can

Krasheninnikov and Milov on the Primary Concepts for a Future Free Russia

Report Oct 25, 2023
Civil Society

Emigration and the future of Russia

The Case for Continued Western Support of Russia’s Political Exiles

Article Sep 13, 2023
Civil Society

Decolonization in Real Time

Why the World Must Support Russians Fleeing Mobilization

Article Oct 3, 2022
Civil Society

Propaganda Issues

Critics of Russian propaganda often reproduce its core mistake — taking their own perceptions of reality for reality itself

Article Apr 16, 2022
Civil Society

Wartime Exodus and the Future of Russia

The first days of the war marked not only the start of a tragedy but also the point after which Russia lost thousands of its most active citizens

Article Mar 7, 2022
Civil Society

2021: From Domestic Repression to Foreign Policy Ultimatums

Elections, Repression, Navalny and the Pandemic: Russia’s Political Year in Review

Article Dec 22, 2021
Civil Society

Russia’s growing political repressions

Repressions continue after the Duma elections, including against Communists

Article Oct 11, 2021
Politics

The New People: A Hollow Multiparty Façade

New Parties Can Enter Russian Elections Only with the Kremlin’s Blessing

Article Oct 5, 2021
Politics

Non-recognition of the results of Russia’s legislative elections is the last remaining lever over Putin

What the 2021 Duma Elections Reveal About Putin’s Plans for 2024

Article Oct 1, 2021
Politics

Putin is Buying Up Votes

Cash Promises and Endorsements in the Final Stretch of the Duma Campaign

Article Aug 30, 2021
Politics

The best way to deal with Putin’s Ukraine article—ignore it

Putin is addressing discontented Ukrainians, not the Ukrainian elite

Article Jul 16, 2021
Politics

The West Should Announce Non-Recognition of Duma Elections Now

Delegitimizing the Parliament as a Way to Pressure the Putin Regime

Article Jul 15, 2021
Sanctions

Sanctions Needed for Duma Deputies Legislating Repression

Bills Aimed at Barring the Opposition from Politics Ahead of the Duma Elections

Article May 11, 2021
Sanctions

Sanction Putin, not Russia

Why the Wording of Sanctions Matters for Russian Public Opinion

Article Apr 27, 2021
Civil Society

Putin’s War on Russia’s Youth

Attacks on Navalny’s Movement, DOXA, the Internet, and Education

Article Apr 19, 2021
Politics

What Putin Wants from Ukraine

The Troop Buildup Is Meant to Scare the West, Not to Start a War

Article Apr 14, 2021
Civil Society

Putin’s Courts: the Methodical Destruction of the State’s Most Important Institution

Ilya Yashin’s Case and the Recognition of Russian Court Decisions Abroad

Article Apr 12, 2021
Politics

Western Leaders Need to Take Tougher Stand Against Putin’s Modern Day “Fascism”

Calling the regime “authoritarian” or “hybrid” makes it look more decent than it is

Article Apr 7, 2021
Civil Society

Save Navalny, Stop Putin!

Navalny’s Hunger Strike and Putin’s Personal Responsibility for His Fate

Article Apr 2, 2021
Civil Society

The Arrest of One Governor and the True Worth of Putin’s Ratings

Penza Governor Ivan Belozertsev and the Silence After His Arrest

Article Apr 1, 2021
Civil Society

Repression as the Essence of Putin’s Domestic Policy

Why the Kremlin Publicizes Repression and Why It Keeps Growing

Article Mar 25, 2021
Civil Society

Putin and the Internet: The War Is Only Beginning

Blocking Social Media and Putin’s View of the Internet as a “CIA Project”

Article Mar 18, 2021

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