Politics

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

All
225 publications
Civil Society

Priority Number One: Save Oleg Sentsov

An Appeal to Democratic Governments During His Hunger Strike

Article by Natalia Arno Aug 28, 2018
Kremlin's Malign Influence

Is Putin’s Kremlin subverting Israeli democracy? A Russia expert thinks so

Interview with Ilya Zaslavskiy on Russian Influence in Israel and Washington

Article by Ilya Zaslavskiy Aug 22, 2018
Civil Society

Russian pension reform: a “black swan” for Vladimir Putin?

Raising the retirement age as a breach of the informal social contract

Article by Vladimir Milov Jul 25, 2018
Politics

Tuula: I hope Oleg will win

The Producer of “The Trial” on the Film and the Campaign for Oleg Sentsov

Article by Maxim Tuula Jul 20, 2018
Politics

All power to the bears!

Siberian Separatism, Moscow’s Control and a Vision of a Free Siberia

Article by Mikhail Kokorich Jul 17, 2018
Politics

Full list of Members of the European Parliament who voted against the resolution on political prisoners in Russia

The June 2018 Vote on the Release of Oleg Sentsov and Ukrainian Prisoners

Article by Anton Shekhovtsov Jun 17, 2018
Kremlin's Political Prisoners

Oleg Sentsov and other political prisoners we must fight for

Hunger Strikes and the Campaign for Ukrainian Political Prisoners in Russia

Article by Alexey Kozlov Jun 7, 2018
Politics

The Current Russian Government Will Become a Textbook Example of Administrative Stagnation

Medvedev’s New Cabinet and the Growing Power of the Fiscal Hawks

Article by Vladimir Milov May 25, 2018
Civil Society

Russia has fundamentally changed after 2014

Alexandr Morozov on Putin’s Succession, Sanctions, and the Opposition

Article by Alexander Morozov Apr 21, 2018
Politics

Putin and the European Far-Right: Partners in Crime

A Conversation with Anton Shekhovtsov, Author of “Tango Noir”

Article by Anton Shekhovtsov Mar 22, 2018

Subscribe to Think Tank newsletter for expert content

Get new reports, analysis, and policy briefs
from Free Russia Foundation experts