From Z-Blogger to Putin Critic?

Fabian Burkhardt on what Ilya Remeslo’s Telegram channel can tell us about fractures within Russia’s elite

Foolproofing Putinism

Fabian Burkhardt on why Mikhail Mishustin might be one of the most ambitious Prime Ministers in recent Russian history

Future Leaders of Russia?

A new generation of government officials is gradually emerging, but old hands in Russia’s institutions have been unwilling to make space for fresh faces.

Authoritarian rulers and information

Russia and unreality - a menace for the EU, and Putin’s regime