Russia’s opaque digitalisation
Vladimir Gel’man on how digitalisation should aid public accountability mechanisms in contemporary Russia, but is currently helping to thwart it
Vladimir Gel’man on how digitalisation should aid public accountability mechanisms in contemporary Russia, but is currently helping to thwart it
Yulia Khalikova looks at a recent ban on Constitutional Court judges publishing a dissenting opinion
OVD-Info lawyers and analysts Alexandra Baeva, Natalia Smirnova and Denis Shedov have flagged up several issues affecting Russia’s courts during the pandemic
Alexander Morozov on why Putin has not become an Atatürk for post-Soviet Russia
Judith Pallot on the history of epidemics in Russia’s prison system and the secretive nature of the Federal Penitentiary System during the pandemic
Tatiana Stanovaya on how dreams of greatness can in fact erode the Russian state
Pavel Luzin on herd immunity to COVID-19 in the Russian Armed Forces
Olga Zeveleva on the practices used in the Russian prison system during the COVID-19 pandemic and their consequences
Vladislav Inozemtsev puzzles over the constantly changing electoral rules in Russia and their role in power preservation
Ben Noble has spotted several signs of a “new normal” in the Russian Duma this year, with rumours now hinting at early parliamentary elections
Stanislav Andreychuk considers the results of Russia’s national “referendum” on constitutional amendments
Mikhail Turchenko unpacks what’s wrong with the constitutional amendments and the popular vote