Russian truckers’ strike far larger than it appears, Novaya Gazeta says
The long-haul truckers’ strike is far larger and thus having a much bigger impact on the economy than…
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Russia and Belarus protests – ‘part of general crisis in post-Soviet space,’ Portnikov says
The anti-corruption protests in Russia and the anti-vagrants tax ones in Belarus are “the direct result of the…
“Syrian strikes transform Trump from ‘ours’ to ‘another Hillary’”and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Putin provoking rather than preventing Islamist terrorism in Russia, Portnikov says
The 1999 apartment bombings led to actions by Vladimir Putin that contributed to the stabilization of Russia, but…
Putin’s exploitation of terrorist acts – his rule’s one constant – must be fought, commentators say
The one constant of Vladimir Putin’s time in office, the exploitation of terrorist incidents to impose tighter control…
Kadyrov opens first concentration camp for gays since Hitler’s times
Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov has not only sponsored direct attacks on members of the LGBT community in his…
‘Crimea effect’ weaker but still significant for the Kremlin, experts say
With the passing of time, the euphoria with which Russians greeted the Crimean Anschluss has weakened, a process…
Will Petersburg terrorist act stabilize or destabilize Russia?
Just as he has in the past, Vladimir Putin is counting on being able to exploit the latest…
New long-haul truckers’ strike may be most important action yet, Klyamkin says
The ongoing long-haul truck drivers’ strike is fundamentally different in its import from the March 26 demonstrations, Igor…
Chechnya – a bigger threat to Russia now than it was in the 1990s, Moscow paper suggests
In the 1990s, Chechnya sought independence from Moscow, and Vladimir Putin has made the suppression of that regional…
Moscow deploys Russian Guard and OMON against truckers in Daghestan
Daghestan is not only the most Islamic and even Islamist place in the Russian Federation. It is also…
Five reasons Putin has lost the younger generation forever
Kremlin propagandists suggest there were two basic reasons why so many young people took part in last Sunday’s…
Russian military’s spring draft shaped by demography and economics
The declining size of the prime draft age cohort in Russia everywhere except in Muslim areas and the…
Kremlin has lost control of the future, but also the past
Russia, it is sometime said, is a country with an unpredictable past; but Russian governments have worked hard…
Putin is ‘a criminal but not Stalin’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
All Russia is now one big hot spot, regional affairs expert says
Natalya Zubarevich, perhaps Russia’s most prominent specialist on developments in the regions beyond the Moscow Ring Road, says…
Two Dictators and Two Responses
For more than two decades, many governments and commentators in the West have allowed themselves to feel morally…
‘Putin is the Bin Laden of today’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
New Threats Require a New Response: What the Baltic Countries and the US Face in Putin’s Russia
By Paul A. Goble, Institute of World Politics Testimony Prepared for a Hearing on US Policy toward…
Putin’s ‘secret weapon’ against the West – massive illegal cash hordes in foreign countries
The Russian economy is small relative to that of Europe or the United States. It military is hardly…