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Olesya Zakharova investigates Putin's Belarus messaging
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Olesya Zakharova discusses the main devices in dictators' language
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Olesya Zakharova on Vladimir Putin’s argumentation schemes
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Olesya Zakharova looks into Putin's evolving views on democracy
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Olesya Zakharova unpacks the philosophy of Russia's latest constitutional reforms
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Olesya Zakharova on the rhetoric of popular sovereignty used to maintain an authoritarian regime in Russia
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Olesya Zakharova on how a young Russian student is reframing his president's ideas of civic responsibility
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Strict government controls over NGO funding is pushing Russia's civil society into a state of muted compliance
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Russia’s authorities do not respect the individuality of some of their own citizens, which in turn promotes public attitudes of intolerance
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In today’s Russia, constitutional lawyers are creating “alternatives” to human rights