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Missile Defense Problem: Is There a Chance to Overcome It?

Details: 03 June 2013; Tatiana Stanovaya

In April, White House National Security Advisor Tom Donilon brought a message from U.S. President Barack Obama to Vladimir Putin, the purpose of which was to help pave the way for a new mode of cooperation between Russia and the United States. In late May, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev handed over Putin’s response to Obama. Political analyst Tatiana Stanovaya argues that progress in missile defense would mark a breakthrough in Russian-American relations.

Details: Nation

Unposed Questions

Details: 30 May 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 ideological influence of Slavophiles on the Great Reform of 1861.

Details: Politics

“The Putin Wave”: On Russia’s New Political Émigrés

Details: 30 May 2013; Vladimir Kara-Murza

As Russia’s authoritarian system grows more repressive, the result is not only more political prisoners, but also more political émigrés. As in Soviet times, it is some of the best and the brightest who are leaving the country. IMR Senior Policy Advisor Vladimir Kara-Murza discusses the significance of the new wave of political emigration for the Putin regime—and for Russia.

Details: Nation

In Search of Russia’s Middle Class

Details: 29 May 2013; Donald N. Jensen

The 2011-2012 pro-democracy rallies in Russia pointed to a growing political awareness and political muscle of the country’s middle class. Donald N. Jensen, Resident Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, discusses the Russian middle class, its social nature and its political potential.

Details: Politics

Moscow's 2014 Election: Will the Democrats Unite?

Details: 23 May 2013; Vladimir Kara-Murza

Next year, Moscow will hold its legislative elections. Traditionally, elections in Russia’s capital city are considered a national event. IMR Senior Policy Advisor Vladimir Kara-Murza contends that the democratic opposition stands a significant change of success—but only if it finally manages to unite.

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