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Shoigu’s Game
One of the underreported stories of the past years in the Western media was how Russia’s defence minister, Sergei Shoigu became one of the most visible, most popular and strongest figures in Russian politics. This is perhaps because Shoigu has … Continue reading →
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Tagged defence_ministry, far_east, foreign_policy, governors, modernisation, putin, ratings, shoigu, ukraine
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The rise of the regions
The main story of the year 2018 in Russia was the rise, in indignation, of Russia’s regions. While there has been growing tension between Russia’s federal subjects and the federal government for years, 2018 changed the calculation for the Kremlin … Continue reading →
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Tagged economy, governors, kemerovo, khabarovsk, khakassia, local_elections, magnitogorsk, navalny, presad, primorye, protests, putin, ratings, regions, sobyanin, vladimir
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Problem solvers
The FIFA World Cup has ended, and with it, so did a month-long distraction of the Russian public from public affairs. At the same time, the summer political recess or “cucumber time” began. The hope in the Kremlin was that … Continue reading →
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Tagged economy, government, governors, kirienko, party_system, pension_reform, poklonskaya, presad, protests, putin, ratings, sanctions, united_russia, v_volodin
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Putin’s endgame? Part 1: the problem of power
In the first part of No Yardstick’s series on the issues shaping Vladimir Putin’s fourth presidential term, we will first look at the core psychological question of the term: the projection of power in a period most think will be … Continue reading →
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Tagged central_bank, economy, foreign_policy, kemerovo, kudrin, moscow, presidential_election, protests, putin, ratings, sanctions, siloviki, skripal, syria, volokolamsk
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For the want of better
Just a couple of months ago, it might have seemed that the theme of Vladimir Putin’s fourth presidential campaign would be the story of a strong leader in a country besieged from all sides. Diverting the anger of voters towards … Continue reading →
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Tagged foreign_policy, grudinin, m_prokhorov, navalny, party_system, presidential_election, putin, ratings, sanctions, sechin, sobchak, ulyukayev
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Forget about revolutions
What does the Kremlin’s low-key approach to the 100th anniversary of Russia’s October Revolution tell us? By itself, not a lot. Things are not going well in Russia, but this should not be enough to make Vladimir Putin afraid of … Continue reading →
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Tagged institutions, kadyrov, kudrin, m_prokhorov, navalny, party_system, poklonskaya, presad, presidential_election, protests, putin, ratings, right_cause, sobchak, united_russia
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Skills for the future
The unluckiest bunch of political leaders in Vladimir Putin’s third presidential term are regional governors. Since 2012, their political autonomy shrunk together with their resources, while they have been facing higher expectations from Moscow. Regardless of the relative degradation of … Continue reading →
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Tagged economy, governors, just_russia, local_elections, moscow, navalny, presad, presidential_election, putin, ratings, sobyanin
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