Arbakhan K. Magomedov on the protest mood in Yamal
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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
Stanislav Andreichuk on the official results of the Moscow City Duma elections and the “Smart Vote” effect
Anton Barbashin reviews Sergei Karaganov’s latest piece on the recent spate of protests in Moscow
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.
Stanislav Andreychuk considers the role of invalidating signatures in attempts to sway upcoming elections to the Moscow City Duma
Ivan Davydov reflects on the success of the recent campaign to free the Russian journalist, and the authorities’ response
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