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Putin and the “Russian Idea”

Details: 01 July 2013; Alexander Yanov

The Institute of Modern Russia continues the series of publications by prominent scholar Alexander Yanov on the history of Russian nationalism. In this article, the author discusses the historical roots of the current Russian leadership’s “national patriotism.”

Details: World

Putin Triumphant at the G-8

Details: 28 June 2013; Donald N. Jensen

The meeting between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland left an impression that the White House is ready to cooperate on the Kremlin’s terms. Donald N. Jensen, Resident Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, finds “inexplicable” the US president’s unwillingness to publicly mention human rights in his conversation with Putin.

Details: Politics

The People’s Front: Against Whom Are They Joining Forces?

Details: 27 June 2013; Tatiana Stanovaya

The founding congress of the All-Russia People’s Front (ARPF), which will now be called the People’s Front for Russia, was held in Moscow in June. It was no surprise that President Vladimir Putin became its leader. Also elected to the front’s central staff were film director Stanislav Govorukhin, Delovaya Rossiya co-chairman Alexander Galushka, and State Duma member and TV journalist Olga Timofeyeva. Political analyst Tatiana Stanovaya discusses whether the ARPF will become a political party and what effect the organization will have on the political landscape.

Details: Politics

A Strategy for Elections

Details: 27 June 2013; Alexander Podrabinek

On September 8, Moscow will hold its first mayoral elections in a decade. Among those running for office are incumbent Acting Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and anticorruption campaigner Alexei Navalny. Author and analyst Alexander Podrabinek weighs the pros and contras of boycotting and participating in the vote.

Details: Nation

Why Khodorkovsky?

Details: 25 June 2013; Elizabeth Zolotukhina

As Mikhail Khodorkovsky celebrates another birthday in prison, IMR Research Associate Elizabeth Zolotukhina revisits his story and tries to answer a seemingly redundant question: why Khodorkovsky was singled out for arrest, trial, and a lengthy prison sentence.

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