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Andrey Pertsev on what the choice of chairpersons for the «parliaments» on the annexed territories says about Kremlin’s plans for these territories
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Putin as le Roi Soleil
Andrei Pertsev sums up the week (September 18−22)
Andrei Pertsev sums up the week (September 18−22)
By Andrey Pertsev
The pros and cons of Georgia’s new Russian emigrés

Olga Gulina on the ambiguous political and economic impact of «war emigration» from Russia
Russia’s Vanishing Trade Surplus

Vladislav Inozemtsev investigates how sanctions and forced pivot to Global South are denting Russia’s trade balance
Results of the September elections in Russia

Ksenia Smolyakova discusses the outcomes of the elections in Russian regions
Putin’s reactionary overdrive

Ivan U. Klyszcz has spotted a pattern of ultra conservative measures from the Putin regime since its Ukraine invasion
Digital Iron Curtain: Russia’s Quest for Internet Sovereignty

Ana Mikadze looks into the Russian government’s attempts to control who does what on the RuNet
Top reads
  • Putin’s head of guard

    Andrei Pertsev shows why Viktor Zolotov has not become Russia’s most influential law enforcer despite his growing influence

  • Lessons international business can learn from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

    Vakhtang Partsvania discusses Western businesses' unpreparedness for China’s military invasion of Taiwan and some lessons from the war in Ukraine for multinational corporations

  • Censoring Russian Rap

    John David Vandevert describes how the Russian authorities are turning down the volume on a once vibrant music scene well known for its rampant free expression

  • Putin’s reactionary overdrive

    Ivan U. Klyszcz has spotted a pattern of ultra conservative measures from the Putin regime since its Ukraine invasion

  • Russia’s September elections mark a return to Soviet-style regional management

    Andrey Pertsev on how September’s elections mark a turning back of the clock in Russia’s regional power vertical that comes with major governance risks

  • Russia’s Vanishing Trade Surplus

    Vladislav Inozemtsev investigates how sanctions and forced pivot to Global South are denting Russia’s trade balance

  • Digital Iron Curtain: Russia’s Quest for Internet Sovereignty

    Ana Mikadze looks into the Russian government’s attempts to control who does what on the RuNet

  • The War and Ukrainian-Israeli Public Diplomacy

    Vladimir (Ze'ev) Hanin on the meaning and prospects of the diplomatic conflict between Israel and Ukraine

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