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Tag Archives: governors
NY Dispatches: COVID-19 and governors
Having left business owners to their own devices, the Kremlin now wants governors to come up with plans to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. Without more fiscal autonomy this will be a tall order. But high uncertainty means that governors can … Continue reading
Posted in Dispatches, Policies
Tagged budget, covid-19, economy, governors, mishustin, putin, regions, sobyanin, waste_collection
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NY Dispatches: crackdown on Navalny
Recent weeks saw the Russian authorities conducting an unprecedented crackdown on Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, which included labeling it as a “foreign agent”. Below I am trying to answer the questions of what triggered this crackdown and whether the goal … Continue reading
Posted in Dispatches, Elections
Tagged democratisation, governors, kirienko, local_elections, moscow, navalny, party_system, regions
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The Kremlin in Kazan
When it comes to the few regional leaders who wield actual power in Russia, most think of Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov or Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin. The president of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov gets fewer mentions. However, beyond the wealth and … Continue reading
Posted in Kremlinology
Tagged governors, kadyrov, local_elections, minnikhanov, modernisation, navalny, putin, regions, tatarstan
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NY Dispatches: Putin’s call-in show
Vladimir Putin held his annual call-in show yesterday. Don’t worry if you did not have four hours to watch it: it was not worth it. Below are some of the takeaways from a show that has gradually become less interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Dispatches
Tagged call_in, democratisation, governors, interior_ministry, local_elections, media, putin, sobyanin
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