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Ksenia Smolyakova on how the Russia authorities got the result they wanted in the State Duma election
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The State Duma Election as an Anti-Plebiscite
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (September 21−25)
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (September 21−25)
By Andrey Pertsev
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Nicholas Trickett’s economic summary of the week (September 21 — 25)
Nicholas Trickett’s economic summary of the week (September 21 — 25)
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Authors
  • Ksenia Smolyakova

    Political Scientist, expert of the «Election Atlas» project
  • Vladislav Inozemtsev

    Co-founder and Advisory Council Member, Center for Analysis and Strategies in Europe
  • Olga Irisova

    Political analyst. Editor in Chief, Riddle Russia. Galina Starovoitova Fellow at Kennan Institute (2019). German chancellor fellow at Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2021−2022)
  • Anton Barbashin

    Editorial director at Riddle, political analyst
  • Alexey Uvarov

    Political Scientist
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