The main political event in Russia in 2021 was the elections to the State Duma, or the lower house of parliament. On the one hand, the elections brought…
Assessment of the Election Results
As the dust settles after the September elections into the State Duma, several important factors define the outlook for 2024, when Putin will likely seek to extend his…
Over the last several months, harassment of Russia’s political opposition has intensified, with legislative elections as a clear cause. Many people have erroneously believed that once the elections…
2021 saw widespread political repressions across Russia
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…
On July 12, 2021, yet another amendment to the legislation on Undesirable NGOs entered into force in Russia. The changes mean that now anyone who works with an…
It was shocking for Western friends of Georgia, and supporters of Georgia’s bid for membership at NATO and the EU, to learn that an angry mob in Tbilisi…
Today, it is hard to say whether the unraveling COVID-19 pandemic provided the reason for the Russian government to dust off their old textbooks, but the spread of…
The profound and longstanding negligence which characterize Moscow’s attitude toward the Far East as Russia's extractive colony and periphery is most clearly manifested in environmental disasters continuously ravishing…
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