Contentious Cities: Urban Conflicts in Russian Millionniks
This past January, residents of Troitsk, a research town (naukograd) of over 60,000 inhabitants to the southwest of Moscow, gathered to protest against the cutting down of a forest for…
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Economic Challenges Facing Russia and Eurasia
Join us for an upcoming PONARS Eurasia event discussing the current economic challenges facing Russia and Eurasia. Speakers: Tymofiy Mylovanov (Kyiv School of Economics) Maria Omelicheva (National War College, National…
Preparing for the Parliamentary Elections of 2021: Russian Politics and Society (Gel’man, Lankina, Semenov, Smyth, and more)
(Russian Analytical Digest) This issue provides a broad overview of Russian politics and society in the run-up to the 2021 parliamentary elections, which are scheduled for September. In eleven shorter…
This Time is Different (Again): The Political Consequences of the Economic Crisis in Russia
Russians have endured multiple crises in the post-Soviet period. “Shock therapy” in 1992, the August 1998 default, and the 2008-2009 global recession each had political consequences. Yet, the current economic…
Regime and the Opposition at the Regional Elections 2020: Between the Demand for Change and the Status Quo
(RAD) Abstract: On September 11–13, 2020, Russians elected 18 governors and 11 subnational legislatures. The “single voting day,” which due to the Covid-19 pandemic stretched over three days, took place in the…
October 23: Center-Periphery Politics in Russia: Instability and Adaptation with Busygina, Crowley, Koldunova, and Semenov
Center-Periphery Politics in Russia: Instability and Adaptation Presented as a part of PONARS Eurasia Fridays, an online event series featuring expert discussions on current events in Eurasia each week. Featuring:…
Team Navalny and the Dynamics of Coercion: The Kremlin’s Reaction to Aleksei Navalny’s 2018 Presidential Campaign
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Authoritarian regimes frequently employ strategic coercion and repression to prevent or halt mobilization. Russia under Vladimir Putin is not an exception. As the regime became more repressive…