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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

Source of Optimism for 2024: Putin’s Vulnerabilities are Plenty and Growing

Putin has a lot of weaknesses, and they are getting more and more numerous

Article by Vladimir Milov Dec 26, 2023
Politics

The Normal Russia Of The Future: Yes, We Can

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

Report by Fedor Krasheninnikov Oct 25, 2023
Politics

Russia’s 2023 Electoral Dynamics. War and Presidential Anticipation

Regional Elections, Opposition Strategies and the Road to March 2024

Report by Free Russia Foundation Sep 22, 2023
Politics

A Bad Summer for Putin

Russian dictator threatened by multiple crises, with more to come

Article by Vladimir Milov Sep 7, 2023
Civil Society

Lawmaking of the countermotion state

Wartime Criminal Repression and Violations of Constitutional Rights

Article by Ekaterina Mishina Apr 13, 2023
Politics

The Decline & Demise of the Armenian-Russian Relationship

Ukraine, Karabakh and the Limits of Russian Security Promises to Armenia

Report by Richard Giragosian Jan 30, 2023
Politics

The evolution of presidential powers in the post-Soviet space: Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan

For nearly three years already, the Day of the Russian Constitution has ceased to be a day that brings joy

Report Dec 30, 2022
Politics

Russian Influence in Georgia: December 2022

The Degree of Influence Depends Largely on the Situation on Ukraine’s Battlefield

Report by Shota Utiashvili Dec 27, 2022
Kremlin's Malign Influence

Kremlin Influence Quarterly: Serbia Special Issue

Russian Presence in Energy, the Military, Culture, and Media

Article by Free Russia Foundation Dec 23, 2022
Politics

Russia-Turkey Relations in the Context of War in Ukraine

A Situational Rapprochement and Its Risks for the United States

Report by Yaroslav Samoylov Dec 5, 2022

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