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Read More 3 minute read International Opinion With his changes to Russian Constitution, Putin has suffered a serious defeat, Gozman says The great Russian novelist Victor Serge wrote a series of novels highlighting “the victory in defeat” and “the… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 2 minute read International Opinion Putin’s proposed amendments to Russian Constitution reject primacy of international law The most important change in the Russian Constitution that Vladimir Putin has called for has almost been lost… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 6 minute read International Opinion What’s Putin up to and who’s the next PM of Russia? Experts comment on resignation of Russian government What happened: On January 15, 2020, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin addressed the Federal Assembly and proposed… byRadio Liberty
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Read More 3 minute read International More Sakha Constitutional Court in Russia rules ‘all the territory of Yakutia is the historical motherland of the Yakut people’ On October 21, 2016, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) handed down a decision that… byPaul A. Goble
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