“Nobody asked us” – Russian intellectuals rebuke Putin’s policy of war against Ukraine
On 30 January 2022, the Russian website Echo of Moscow published an open letter from the Russian Congress…
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‘There are no liberals in Putin’s Kremlin,’ Barbashin and Inozemtsev say
One of the most beloved and effective arguments of those who favor a softer approach to Moscow regardless…
‘To kill is good. To have doubts – bad’ – the Operational Code of Putin’s officials
One of the most important and influential books about the Soviet leadership was Nathan Leites’ The Operational Code…
Putin now experiencing ‘impotence of omnipotence,’ Shevtsova says
Many of the apparent contradictions in Russia today, Lilia Shevtsova says, can be explained by the fact that…
Russia in far worse shape than USSR was at end of first Cold War
Russia today is in far worse shape than was the USSR at the end of the first Cold…
Interest in a palace coup against Putin said growing among Russian elites
Despite his efforts, Vladimir Putin is not a remake of Stalin and thus could be overthrown in a…
Putin aide linked to Maidan killings
In the classic film about Watergate, “All the President’s Men,” Deep Throat warns that in unmasking a conspiracy,…
SWIFT disconnect: Why does it absolutely terrify the corrupt Russian elite?
One bank official from Cyprus* explained to me why top Russian officials, such as Medvedev, Kostin, etc., responded…