Kirill Rogov is Senior Research Fellow at the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy, Moscow.
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Published in: oDRFrighten and be frightened
The uncompromising sentences passed down today to Aleksey Navalny and co-defendant Petr Ofitserov demonstrate that...
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Published in: oDRTurning the screws - but will it work?
With Aleksei Navalny on trial and other opposition leaders under threat, Vladimir Putin is relying more on the stick...
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Published in: oDRThe limits of Putin’s power
As Russia’s politicians go off for their summer break, political commentator Kirill Rogov takes a look at the latest...
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Published in: oDRPutin/Medvedev: be careful what you wish for…
Putin’s announcement that he and Medvedev had decided long ago who would be president in 2012 has caused a furore in...
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Published in: oDRDomodedovo: far simpler than a conspiracy
In a country lacking proper democratic process, linking Monday’s bomb attacks to forthcoming elections is trite. A...
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Published in: oDRSwitch on, switch off: how law sustains the Russian system
In some card games, the aim is to collect as many cards as possible; in others it is to get rid of cards that have...