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homo putinisticus / putinus
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Russia resembles a cemetery through which an armed man is walking, Martynov says
The political editor of Russian newspaper Novaya gazeta says that young Russians have now been confronted with a…
Putin better reflects underlying Russian values than does the opposition and his system will thus outlast both, Pastukhov says
That makes him successful at retaining power, the London-based Russian analyst says, especially since the opposition refuses to…
Putin has infected Russia with a disease he can’t cure or control, Yakovenko says
Having illegally annexed Crimea in 2014, Igor Yakovenko says, Vladimir Putin infected Russia with an incurable illness, one…
A new man emerges in Russia – Homo Putinisticus – Eidman says
Russian society is now divided between “Russian Europeans” and members of a new species, Homo Putinisticus, according to…
New climate of fear makes Russian polls ever less reliable, Moscow sociologist says
One of the few Russian sociologists who predicted the mass protests against the Putin regime in 2011-2012 says…
‘Homo putinus’ – the successor to ‘homo sovieticus,’ Yakovenko says
Many observers view the behavior of Russians today as a revival of “homo sovieticus,” the special kind of…