Natalia Forrat on how state support programmes to leading universities have stunted their political solidarity and autonomy
Protests
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Maxim Trudolyubov on customizing repressions in Russia
Arbakhan K. Magomedov on the protest mood in Yamal
Julian Waller on the evolution of ‘Smart Voting’: 2011 vs. 2019
Dmitry Stratievski on German media coverage of the recent Moscow City Duma elections
The Russian authorities are resorting to creative new legal measures to repress protesters and independent candidates who were barred from running in Moscow’s elections, writes Sergey Davidis
Lincoln Pigman on how Russian authorities used digital technology to suppress Moscow protests
The Kremlin is cracking down hard on protests in Moscow. Ivan Davydov reflects on what this says about relations between Russia’s rulers and those they rule
Protesters in Moscow have been charged with violating three articles of Russia’s criminal code. Stanislav Andreychuk and Denis Shadrin, experts from Golos, consider the most outrageous examples.
Sergey Davidis on political repression in Russia and Article 228 of the Russian Criminal Code
Ivan Davydov on the protest in Yekaterinburg and the institutional legitimacy crisis
Denis Grekov considers how a weak economy and rising public indebtedness affect ordinary Russians’ readiness to protest