‘Young Russians love Putin, state ownership and socialism,’ poll finds
The massive participation of young Russians in the March 26 anti-corruption demonstrations led many Russian and Western analysts…
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Putin regime now seizing and destroying archives to whitewash the Soviet past
The Putin regime has moved beyond banning and confiscating books, an increasingly ineffective measure given that most publications…
West fails to recognize nature and scope of Putin’s hybrid war against it, Eidman says
Many in the West have “the wrong idea about how the Russian manipulation machine works,” Igor Eidman says,…
American CITIZENS should care about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Many commentators have now answered US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s question, “Why should US taxpayers be interested…
‘Trump has betrayed Russia to escape impeachment’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Russian language use in post-Soviet space declining precipitously
The Euromonitor group, using UN and national data sets, reports that the number of people using Russian in…
Experts say the Kremlin may have been behind the St. Petersburg terrorist acts
The terrorist acts in Saint Petersburg were likely organized by the Russian special services. This is according to…
Behaving badly on big things and small core of Russia’s national strategy under Putin
From making world leaders wait for meetings to mafia-like language from its leaders and diplomats to flouting international…
Putin’s pocket parliament just made it easier for him to falsify presidential election
Yesterday, the Russian State Duma approved on first voting amendments to the law governing presidential elections, including one…
After Tillerson visit, Putin orders sweeping arrests of opposition figures
Last night and this morning after the end of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit, Vladimir Putin…
Andrey Zubov: Russia will one day be a normal country
Professor Andrey Zubov was one of the two speakers from Russia at the 10th Kyiv Security Forum which…
Occupied Donbas risks becoming like South Ossetia
Russian-controlled South Ossetia held so-called "presidential elections" on April 9. Observers and journalists -- only Russian ones, of…
Truckers now on strike in almost every federal subject of Russia
Andrey Bazhutkin, the leader of the united long-haul truckers organization, says that drivers are now on strike “in…
Russians angry at authorities for failing to prevent terrorist attacks, Gorevoy says
Until recently, in the wake of any terrorist attack inside Russia, Russians focused their anger on the terrorists,…
Ukraine and the US-Russia confrontation
Europe now wants to keep Russia and the United States from a military conflict in the Middle East…
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…
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…
The many ways terror serves the regime in Putin’s Russia
Putin’s leadership exploits the fear of Russians caused by terror attacks to maintain their self-perception as a victimized…