Alexei Levinson is sociologist and senior researcher at the Levada Center, Russia's leading polling organisation, Moscow
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Published in: oDRThe Great Terror’s long shadowDuring the perestroika years there was much talk in Russia of the need for an act of repentance to assist people to...
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Published in: oDRRussia: an opinion-poll democracyOn the eve of Presidential elections, Dmitry Medvedev has sprung to life and inserted political distance between...
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Published in: oDRRussian elections: who needs them?In the course of twelve months, Russians will go to the polls twice – first, the parliamentary elections and then...
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Published in: oDR‘No, Mr.Putin, the West is no threat!’Many Russians experienced the collapse of the Soviet Union as defeat in a third world war and held Gorbachev...
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Published in: oDRWhen enemies are better than friendsRather than emphasising friends and allies, today's Russian leaders prefer to single out their enemies, writes...