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A close look at the inner workings of authoritarian power in Russia and beyond, and the forces that could one day transform it: how the Kremlin holds and wields power, why the democratic opposition endures, and what a genuine political renewal would take

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Politics

Russia scenarios 2030

Twelve Hypothetical Futures and the Key Factors Driving Each

Report by Free Russia Foundation May 29, 2019
Politics

Russian Youth: A Look Inside the “Black Box”

Values and Attitudes of Russians Aged 17–25 After the 2017 Protests

Report by Vladimir Milov May 28, 2019
Politics

Victory Day in 2055: Four Scenarios

What the Global History of War Commemoration Suggests for May 9

Article May 9, 2019
Politics

FACTORS OF COMPETITIVENESS IN RUSSIAN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS, 2012-2018

How declining real incomes could raise the Kremlin’s regional electoral risks

Report by Maria Snegovaya May 2, 2019
Politics

As Nazarbayev prepares his exit, Putin takes note

Succession in the Post-Soviet Personalist Regimes

Article by Kirill Rogov Mar 26, 2019
Politics

How the Kremlin works

Personal Projects Pitched to Putin, from Africa to Venezuela

Article by Alexander Morozov Feb 22, 2019
Civil Society

At the service of the sovereign

The Russian Orthodox Church as an Instrument of State Foreign Policy

Article by Igor Knyazev Dec 18, 2018
Politics

Azov Sea Conflict: what happened and how to react

The Detention of Ukrainian Vessels and the Introduction of Martial Law

Article by Palina Brodik Nov 28, 2018
Politics

The conflict of interests. What autocephaly means for Ukraine and Russia

A Lutheran Bishop on Autocephaly Through the Eyes of Ordinary Believers

Article by Igor Knyazev Oct 3, 2018
Civil Society

Why We Must Speak Out about Oleg Sentsov Now

A Hunger Strike and the Case for Urgent International Action

Article by Natalia Arno Sep 11, 2018

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