For Russia’s poor regions, lockdown is a luxury
Moscow’s inability to introduce a full quarantine reflects the depth of Russia’s deep regional inequalities, writes Anastasia Mironova
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Can Russia’s Power Vertical deal with a pandemic?
As it becomes clear that Russia’s state bureaucracy is unprepared to deal with this crisis, the Kremlin is attempting to shift responsibility, writes Georgy Bovt
Why is Russia so badly governed?
Vladimir Gel’man considers how modern Russia came to be so poorly governed, and what can be done about it
All the Tsar’s Men: Who Leads Russia’s Regions?
On Russia’s regional governors. Part five of our ‘Russia’s Human Resources’ series
Who Hold Leadership Roles in Russia’s Government and State Run Companies?
The fourth part of our ‘Russia’s Human Resources’ series looks at the government and state-owned companies
How to Address Russia’s Regional Disparities
Too often development policies in Russia are geared towards its mega cities and border areas — all at the expense of smaller towns and rural areas. As wealth inequalities spiral out of control, that has to change.
Birds of a feather: the Presidential Administration of Russia
The third article in the ‘Russia’s staff’ series: the Presidential Administration
Instability in Ingushetia
Recent protests in Ingushetia will prompt the Kremlin to rethink its North Caucasus policy
People and Problems: Who Really Governs Russia?
After analyzing 176 career track records of high-level state employees. several interesting patterns are beginning to emerge
The World Cup: A Reprieve For Russia’s Regions?
The 2018 FIFA World Cup has helped push federal investments into regional infrastructure. These were long overdue, and are turning selected cities into ‘decent’ living places. But only in the short term
Echoes of a deceased federation
The example of Tatarstan proves that formal institutions in Russia are eroding