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Tag Archives: democratisation
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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NY Dispatches: Russia and the Council of Europe
Yesterday the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Europe’s most important human rights institution adopted the De Sutter Report, a text that will allow Russia’s delegation to continue attending the sessions of the assembly and to participate in the … Continue reading
Posted in Dispatches
Tagged coe, corruption, democratisation, foreign_policy, slutsky
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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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NY Dispatches: Ivan Golunov’s case
The swift release of investigative journalist Ivan Golunov from custody after unprecedented protests is a triumph of Russia’s increasingly confident civil society and press. The way it happened also tells us a lot about the worst fears of the Russian … Continue reading
Posted in Dispatches, Society
Tagged democratisation, interior_ministry, navalny, protests, putin, siloviki
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The curious art of questions
In political science, there are some questions not worth asking. These typically begin with “what if”, or take the form of “what does [insert name] really think about [insert issue]”. When Yevgeny Primakov, Russia’s former Prime Minister and Boris Yeltsin’s … Continue reading
Posted in Kremlinology, Policies
Tagged democratisation, economy, governors, judiciary, kudrin, medvedev, modernisation, putin, st. pete forum, ukraine, united_russia
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The failed disciple #2 – The failing master
This is the end of Viktor Yanukovych’s political career. The reason is still the same that I pointed out a month ago: he is a petty tyrant, but more importantly, a bad politician. Following the clashes of the past two … Continue reading
Posted in Policies, Society
Tagged democratisation, foreign_policy, protests, putin, ukraine, yanukovych
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A one-legged giant
As I am writing this blog entry, there is a tense standoff between protesters and policemen in Kiev, both groups waiting for the ultimatums they have given each other to run out. Sham roundtable talks are in preparation, featuring two … Continue reading
Posted in Policies, Society
Tagged democratisation, nationalism, protests, putin, ukraine
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