Nikolai Petrov is a senior research associate with the Institute of Geography at the Russian Academy of Sciences. Scholar-in-residence at the Moscow Carnegie Center.
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Internal and external pressures seem to have triggered a radical readjustment in the Kremlin’s pre-election planning. The consequences may prove long-lasting, writes Nikolai Petrov
On March 13, Russia holds elections in twelve Russian regions — the last elections ahead of critical parliamentary and presidential elections. Nikolai Petrov suggests the results will give a good indication of the Kremlin’s control over electoral machinery and ability to monopolise political power 
