Alexei Levinson is sociologist and senior researcher at the Levada Center, Russia's leading polling organisation, Moscow
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Published in: oDRCynicism as a ruling ideologyIs cynicism the glue that keeps Russia's regime from falling apart? Alexei Levinson introduces a new series on...
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Published in: oDRTalking to itselfKremlin control of the Russian media may not be absolute, though it comes pretty close, and the few independent...
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Published in: oDRStalin: still a dividing legacy among RussiansOn the 60th anniversary of Joseph Stalin’s death, with Russian and international TV news bulletins showing old...
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Published in: oDRThe free city of Moscow: reflections on Russia’s protest movement
It is easy to write off the events of the last few months as a predictable prelude to bureaucratic revanchism. But...
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Published in: oDRHow Putin can become a moderniserA majority of Russians – and not all of them opponents of Putin – demand modernisation. Yet the predominance of the...
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Published in: oDRThe tandem: hope against hope dashed!The presidential election is still 6 months away, but speculation about who would stand i.e become president had...