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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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Civil Society

2021: From Domestic Repression to Foreign Policy Ultimatums

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

Article by Fedor Krasheninnikov Dec 22, 2021
Civil Society

Russian State Duma Election

Assessment of the Election Results

Article by Sergey Bespalov Oct 27, 2021
Civil Society

Russia post-elections

What the Duma Elections Say About Putin’s Support and the Outlook for 2024

Article by Vladimir Milov Oct 21, 2021
Kremlin's Malign Influence

The Kremlin’s Influence Quarterly vol.4

Malign Influence in European Politics and Media

Report by Anton Shekhovtsov Oct 14, 2021
Civil Society

Russia’s growing political repressions

Repressions continue after the Duma elections, including against Communists

Article by Fedor Krasheninnikov Oct 11, 2021
Politics

The New People: A Hollow Multiparty Façade

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

Article by Fedor Krasheninnikov 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 by Fedor Krasheninnikov Oct 1, 2021
Politics

The West Must Refuse to Recognize the Russian Duma Elections

Opposition and Expert Views on the 2021 Duma Elections and the Road to 2024

Article by Valeria Jegisman Sep 27, 2021
Kremlin's Malign Influence

Can the EU ‘clean house’ of the Kremlin’s malign influence?

The European Parliament’s 2021 Recommendations on EU-Russia Relations

Article by Valeria Jegisman Sep 17, 2021
Politics

Russian State Duma election campaign analysis: The final countdown

Competition, Smart Voting and Election Observation Before the Vote

Article by Sergey Bespalov Sep 14, 2021

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