The long history of Russian state suppression of the press
Ala Graff on how the state authorities tried to control the media in different historical periods
Ala Graff on how the state authorities tried to control the media in different historical periods
Stanislav Shkel, Andrey Scherbak, and Tatiana Tkacheva reflect on why Russian ethnic minority regions show staunch support for an ethnic Russian president
Olesya Zakharova looks into Putin’s evolving views on democracy
Fabian Burkhardt on why Mikhail Mishustin might be one of the most ambitious Prime Ministers in recent Russian history
Ellen Leafstedt notes how Alexei Navalny’s recent imprisonment adds to a growing list of political prisoners in Russia
Stepan Goncharov investigates the levels of support and opposition to Alexei Navalny across Russia
Gulnaz Sharafutdinova on collective identity, public opinion and generational fault-lines in Russian politics
Ivan U. Klyszcz discusses possible factors in the small turnout for the 23 January protests in the North Caucasus republics
Kirill Shamiev sees Alexei Navalny’s return to Russia — and subsequent arrest — as another reminder of why reform of Russia’s security services is long overdue
Ivan Davydov on key developments in Russia in 2020
Margarita Zavadskaya on why it’s high time we forgot the rhetoric of “colour revolutions”
Vladislav Inozemtsev on how Russian authorities are losing the battle against COVID-19