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The Expanding Russian Cossack Movement: A Social Base for Putinism

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) On November 27, 2018, the leaders of the 11 Cossack hosts convened in a hall in Moscow and agreed to establish an “All-Russian Cossack Organization” into…

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The Role of Cossacks in Russia’s Soft Power Toolkit

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Cossacks have become a highly recognizable feature of modern Russia, playing a central role in the annexation of Crimea and promotion of secessionism in Donbas. Beyond…

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Arnold: There’s nothing definite—that they’re going to be punished—but there’s always the chance

(Vice) If the assault allegation against New York Rangers star Artemi Panarin was aimed at kicking up a public storm against the politically outspoken 29-year-old winger on the home front—where…

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Russian Extreme Nationalists Rally Across Country in Midst of Pandemic

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) The annual “Russian March”—an attempt by extreme nationalist forces to appropriate Russia’s National Unity Day (November 4)—has routinely provided a suggestive measure of the evolving strength of the…

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Belarusian Cossacks—An Option for Putin?

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) Due to certain superficial similarities between the ongoing post-election demonstrations in Belarus and the EuroMaidan protests in Kyiv in 2013–2014, some commentators have speculated about the possibility of…

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Russia’s Cossacks Battle Coronavirus and Promote Kremlin’s Foreign Policy

(EDM) As fears of the COVID-19 pandemic grip much of Russia, the country’s Cossacks have been enlisted to help contain the deadly virus. In the city of Ekaterinburg, Ataman Gennady Kovalev…

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Kalmyks Angry at Use of Their Republic to Bolster Donbas Separatism

(EDM) On October 27, several thousand gathered in downtown Elista, the capital of Russia’s Buddhist republic of Kalmykia, to protest the appointment of Dmitry Trapeznikov as mayor of the city. Trapeznikov…

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Russian Youth Extremism: An Analysis

(Jordan Russia Center) In 2006, Russia was reportedly home to 50,000 far-right skinheads, or half the world’s population. Nearly 13 years on, Russia’s wave of neo-Nazi violence has subsided (per known…

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Kalmyks Protest Donbas Separatist Who Was Appointed Mayor of Republican Capital

(EDM) Street protests continue against the leader of the Buddhist province of Kalmykia and look set to escalate, with a large demonstration planned for October 27. The protests concern the appointment…

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Russian-Backed Luhansk Authorities Enlist Help of Local Cossacks

(EDM) The authorities of the self-declared Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) are apparently seeking to extend their control over society in this Russian-occupied and Moscow-backed eastern Ukrainian region. As one notable sign…

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