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Time is politicking out

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

Richard Sakwa, one of my favourite Kremlin-watchers recently published a recap of the main events and processes of the past few months in Russia. Undoubtedly, the most important and strongest statement in the paper was that the politicisation of elite … Continue reading →

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Falling leaves

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

The tensest summer of the past decade in Russia is over. September is about to bring back the political battles – within the elite, within the opposition and between these two heterogeneous groups – to full swing. In 2008, it … Continue reading →

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Rearranging that team photo

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

Russian media served a delicious treat to Kremlin-watchers last week. The Minchenko Consulting Group published a report on the “Politburo 2.0”, trying to decipher and to put into context the new setup of the “collective Putin” after the March presidential … Continue reading →

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Pussy Riot as a symptom – Part 2

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

In the first part of this post I was trying to point out some of the more immediate political consequences of the Pussy Riot sentence. I joined the interesting discussion started on Mark Galeotti’s blog, In Moscow’s Shadows, an exchange … Continue reading →

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Pussy Riot as a symptom – Part 1

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

When the three members of Pussy Riot received their sentences last week, it was both expected and unexpected. Reading the coverage on Twitter it was apparent to me that while the majority had expected the sentence to be, to an … Continue reading →

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Between a cucumber and a hard place

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

As the so-called „cucumber season”, or summer political recess is looming upon us, it is appropriate to do a quick recap on where exactly the political situation in Russia is standing for the moment. I quite agree with Brian Whitmore … Continue reading →

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Marsh of millions*

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

I’ve been neglecting the different forms of opposition activity on this blog for quite a while; therefore the second March of Millions on 12 June seems to be a fine excuse to come back on this important topic. The essential … Continue reading →

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