Natalia Forrat on how state support programmes to leading universities have stunted their political solidarity and autonomy
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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
Alisa Shishkina on women’s departments at Islamic universities in Dagestan
Timothy Fry on whether economic sanctions have brought Russian society together
Margarita Zavadskaya on conducting political research in authoritarian systems
Part three of “Russian Media: Moscow and Beyond Calling”: on the factors influencing the Russian public’s trust in sources of information
Sergey Davidis on political repression in Russia and Article 228 of the Russian Criminal Code
Ivan Davydov reflects on the success of the recent campaign to free the Russian journalist, and the authorities’ response