Putin has become the key subject of Russian memes, writes Svetlana Shomova — once to his credit, but increasingly to his detriment
Political actors
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Olesya Zakharova on the rhetoric of popular sovereignty used to maintain an authoritarian regime in Russia
Vladislav Inozemtsev on how the coronavirus will help citizens ‘swallow’ both the economic recession and constitutional reform
Ivan Preobrazhensky on the constitutional transition
Emil Avdaliani on how Abkhazia’s internal problems signal Moscow’s changing tactics towards the unrecognized regions in the former Soviet space
Denis Volkov considers the changing dynamics of public support for Vladimir Putin
Ivan Preobrazhensky on the “resignation” of Vladislav Surkov and what that means for east Ukraine
Ben Noble on how Putin hasn’t yet nailed down precisely what will happen in 2024
Olesya Zakharova on how a young Russian student is reframing his president’s ideas of civic responsibility
Tatyana Stanovaya on the transformations that await Russia’s political system in 2020
Alexander Morozov describes the first 90 days after a hypothetical death of the head of state
Tatyana Stanovaya considers the fate of Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu in the context of a transition of power