Ivan Davydov considers why and how protests against political repressions sometimes work
Society
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Denis Volkov considers the changing dynamics of public support for Vladimir Putin
Maxim Trudolyubov on the origins and specifics of the Russian “intelligence”
Ivan Kurilla considers what mistakes the West has made in its relations with Russia
Bulat Mukhamedzhanov on the continuous schism between supporters and opponents of the domestic violence law in Russia
Olesya Zakharova on how a young Russian student is reframing his president’s ideas of civic responsibility
Natalia Forrat on how state support programmes to leading universities have stunted their political solidarity and autonomy
Dmitry Oparin has been studying the social dynamics of Muslim communities across Siberia. In this article, he draws on his recent field research in Tomsk, Irkutsk and elsewhere to outline the contours of Siberian Muslim life in 2019.
Bulat Mukhamedzhanov considers why the Russian authorities have resorted to aggressively prosecuting former law enforcement officers
Damir Gainutdinov on the new repressive technologies shackling the Russian internet
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
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