Tatyana Stanovaya on the meteoric rise of Yevgeny Prigozhin
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Vladislav Inozemtsev looks at what lies behind a wave of pessimism sweeping the Russian population
Tatyana Stanovaya on next year’s domestic political risks
Is Vladimir Putin’s Russia a harbinger of global populism, or its next victim?
Territory and Space as Part of Russia’s Rebranding
Russians are experiencing a lack of stability, which reinforces a demand for an ‘iron fist’ that could restore order
After analyzing 176 career track records of high-level state employees. several interesting patterns are beginning to emerge
Why has the Kremlin unexpectedly decided to introduce such an unpopular and politically dangerous pension reform?
Marginally, yes, in the short term. Long-term, however, local grievances and international struggles will doubtless return to the fore.
Vladimir Putin has broken his promise not to raise Russia’s retirement age. His spokesman is now eager to point out that it was a promise from long ago and times have changed.
The pomp of Vladimir Putin’s fourth inauguration has a tsarist quality to it, and so does his government’s sanctioned violence against protesters.
By promoting a culture of constant and automatic finger pointing, Russia’s president is stifling and distorting public discourse. Stories that claim others are always to blame may be gratifying, but they are also willful delusions.