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Rogov: Navalny’s return is a brave step; Kurilla: Navalny has set the agenda

(Deutsche Welle) An arrest warrant instead of flowers. With barely enough time to leave the plane, Alexei Navalny was taken into police custody. It was a cold reception for one of the…

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Rogov: Putin doesn’t look very lively, a certain awkwardness of positions he takes during public speeches

(JAMnews) Unexpected bills have been put forward in the Russian Duma, guaranteeing immunity to former presidents of the country. This initiative looks strange given that the current leader of the country Vladimir…

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Rogov: From time to time, somebody is poisoned by groups close to the Russian government. This is the system, an institution, not an accident.

(Washington Post) MOSCOW — Vladlen Los sat in a chair outside Room 239 of the Xander Hotel. It was midmorning on Aug. 20 in the Siberian city of Tomsk. The lawyer…

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Rogov: Rastorguev opens politicians like tin cans. In his frame we see their true faces

(Haaretz) The producer of a documentary on Putin’s critic who was poisoned in August explains why he found Navalny as great a mystery as the Russian president himself – and how…

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Rogov: There are two different oppositions to Putin in Russia

(Washington Post) Opinion polls and authoritarian systems don’t go together. However professional or independent the pollster, any results are necessarily skewed as people weigh their responses — especially to questions about…

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Rogov: The Duma is illegally trying to implement it, making Putin’s move an effective coup d’etat

(Reason) Vladimir Putin officially solidified his grasp on power last week when the State Duma, Russia’s lower legislative chamber, voted unanimously to pass a constitutional amendment modifying the structure of presidential term limits.…

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Members’ commentary on Vladimir Putin’s “plans to be president for life”

Pavel Baev in “Putin Nullifies All Further Speculation About a Leadership Transition in Russia” (Eurasia Daily Monitor) “Seeking to preserve a modicum of uncertainty, Putin has yet to formally announce…

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Rogov: Social media today mobilizes and shapes political loyalty in Russia

(Global Voices) On November 1, Russia’s controversial “Sovereign Internet” bill entered into force. Supporters argue that the move is necessary to shield Russia against cyberattacks from abroad, while human rights and free speech…

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Rogov: The one thing that independent-minded Russians can agree on is that they should be allowed to demonstrate without being beaten up

(The Economist) Egor zhukov, a student in Moscow, published a video blog on August 1st in which he described how the siloviki (members of Russia’s security services) had seized power in Russia, using…

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Rogov: The Kremlin was afraid the Moscow opposition would create a “domino effect” in the regions

(RTL) Russian investigators summoned a number of opposition politicians for questioning Thursday after the authorities staged night-time raids and jailed top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for 30 days. But despite the…

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Rogov: Navalny’s return is a brave step; Kurilla: Navalny has set the agenda

Rogov: Putin doesn’t look very lively, a certain awkwardness of positions he takes during public speeches

Rogov: From time to time, somebody is poisoned by groups close to the Russian government. This is the system, an institution, not an accident.

Rogov: Rastorguev opens politicians like tin cans. In his frame we see their true faces

Rogov: There are two different oppositions to Putin in Russia

Rogov: The Duma is illegally trying to implement it, making Putin’s move an effective coup d’etat

Members’ commentary on Vladimir Putin’s “plans to be president for life”

Rogov: Social media today mobilizes and shapes political loyalty in Russia

Rogov: The one thing that independent-minded Russians can agree on is that they should be allowed to demonstrate without being beaten up

Rogov: The Kremlin was afraid the Moscow opposition would create a “domino effect” in the regions