Vladislav Inozemtsev puzzles over the constantly changing electoral rules in Russia and their role in power preservation
Governance
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Vladislav Inozemtsev looks at new attempts by the state to squeeze Russian taxpayers
Sofya Orlosky on how in the absence of effective state responses, civic groups in Belarus, Russia, and Azerbaijan are tackling the COVID-19 pandemic
Vladimir Gelman on why Russia has so far failed the coronavirus test
Aleksei Sorbale on criteria for assessing the performance of Russian governors
Moscow’s inability to introduce a full quarantine reflects the depth of Russia’s deep regional inequalities, writes Anastasia Mironova
Georgy Bovt on the reasons why the Russian leadership does not intend to save small and medium-sized enterprises
Vladislav Inozemtsev on how the coronavirus will help citizens ‘swallow’ both the economic recession and constitutional reform
Margarita Zavadskaya explains why Russia’s municipalities are so poorly governed, and why a handful of areas are exceptions to that rule
Ben Noble looks at the six objectives underpinning the Russian president’s fresh push for social reform and constitutional change
Kirill Shamiev on evidence-based policymaking as one of the possible innovations of the Mishustin government
Alexander Morozov on how Putin fell out of love with Russia’s 1993 Constitution