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Russians don’t trust Putin as much as they did last year. And they don’t trust other politicians, either.

(Monkey Cage blog) This week, Russian news reported that trust in President Vladimir Putin fell to its lowest level in 13 years. Or did it? A monthly poll collected by the Kremlin-friendly polling organization WCIOM…

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Russian Intrigues in the Middle East

(EDM) Russian diplomacy is well known for its apparent readiness to engage with all parties to the multiple conflicts in the Middle East, and this characteristic has recently produced another awkward…

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The State and the Human Body in Putin’s Russia: The Biopolitics of Authoritarian Revanche

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Over the past decade, one of the key aspects of Russian politics has been the increased interference of the state in the private lives of the population.…

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Control Over Russian Political Agenda Slipping From Putin’s Hands

(EDM) In key global debates, Russia’s voice has been uncharacteristically timid lately, and various Russian domestic controversies are developing without the usual heavy-handed interference from the Kremlin—almost as if President Vladimir…

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“Analyst Kirill Rogov correctly noted that such collective action ‘is the main enemy of despotism.'”

(WP) In these times of growing authoritarianism, it is worth taking note when people fight back. Two recent events in Russia show that despite President Vladimir Putin’s intolerance for dissent, there…

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A Haunting Concept: Coming to Grips With the Levada Center’s “Soviet Man” in the 21st Century

(Point & Counterpoint) A Levada Center poll on the perception of Stalin taken in April has created an emotionally charged public debate. Maria Lipman discusses the causes and substance of the controversy…

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Toward the Possibility of a New U.S.-Russian “Reset”: Does Their Hot & Cold Past Foretell Their Future?

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Relations between Russia and the United States have been known to change, for the better or for the worse, within a relatively short period of time. Drawing…

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Public Opinion Paradoxes? Russians Are Increasingly Dubious About the Costs of Putin’s Foreign Policies

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Recent survey and focus group data indicate that Russians increasingly are questioning whether some of President Vladimir Putin’s policies are worth the price in terms of threats…

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Does the March 2019 Sakha Pogrom Portend a Future of Ethnic Violence for Russia?

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The violent anti-immigrant events in March 2019 in the Russian autonomous republic of Sakha (Yakutia) may foreshadow rising interethnic hostility and an inward turn connected to a…

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Banking on Politics: How Russia’s Banking Sector Clean-Up Affects Regime Stability

(Point & Counterpoint) Through all the gloom of Russia’s stagnating economy, one bright spot has been the prudent macroeconomic policy coming from the Central Bank. Under the leadership of Elvira Nabiullina,…

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Russians don’t trust Putin as much as they did last year. And they don’t trust other politicians, either.

Russian Intrigues in the Middle East

The State and the Human Body in Putin’s Russia: The Biopolitics of Authoritarian Revanche

Control Over Russian Political Agenda Slipping From Putin’s Hands

“Analyst Kirill Rogov correctly noted that such collective action ‘is the main enemy of despotism.'”

A Haunting Concept: Coming to Grips With the Levada Center’s “Soviet Man” in the 21st Century

Toward the Possibility of a New U.S.-Russian “Reset”: Does Their Hot & Cold Past Foretell Their Future?

Public Opinion Paradoxes? Russians Are Increasingly Dubious About the Costs of Putin’s Foreign Policies

Does the March 2019 Sakha Pogrom Portend a Future of Ethnic Violence for Russia?

Banking on Politics: How Russia’s Banking Sector Clean-Up Affects Regime Stability