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Russia’s New Political Momentum
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Russia’s New Political Momentum

  • February 10, 2021
  • Gulnaz Sharafutdinova
(AIIA) Alexei Navalny’s return to Russia on 17 January 2021, his immediate arrest at the border, and a court verdict sentencing him to two years and eight months in jail started…
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Book Launch (Nov. 24): The Red Mirror by Gulnaz Sharafutdinova

  • November 20, 2020
  • PONARS Eurasia
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NEW BOOK: The Red Mirror by Gulnaz Sharafutdinova

  • October 21, 2020
  • PONARS Eurasia
(Oxford University Press) What explains Putin’s enduring popularity in Russia? In The Red Mirror, Gulnaz Sharafutdinova uses social identity theory to explain Putin’s leadership. The main source of Putin’s political influence, she…
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  • August 18, 2020
  • Harris Mylonas
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  • July 13, 2020
  • Gulnaz Sharafutdinova
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  • April 20, 2020
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