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Published in: oDRFathers and sons: a generational gap in the Russian opposition?As Putin’s new government beds in and shows its teeth against the protesters, Dmitry Travin takes a look at the...
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Published in: oDRBig business under threat in Putin’s Russia?A new president could be a new start and hope for the future, but Putin’s return to the presidency signals...
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Published in: oDRVlad Putin and the loneliness of the long distance presidentVladimir Putin unexpectedly pulled out of last weekend’s G8 summit in the USA, sending Prime Minister Dmitry...
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Published in: oDRHow Moscow protesters turned from angry urbanites into enraged citizensVladimir Putin’s swearing-in as President last week was accompanied by protest rallies that were brutally broken up...
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Published in: oDRThe cosmonauts have landed: tales from an occupied MoscowRussia has a newly inaugurated president, but its capital has been shaken by two days of unexpected violence and...
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Published in: oDRPutin returns, but will Russia revert to ‘virtual democracy’?As Vladimir Putin embarks on his third presidential term, the inevitable question must be how long he will be able...
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Published in: oDRCrisis planning: which way forward for Putin’s regime?The elections are over; the protests continue, though in muted form. Russia’s way forward is not solely a matter of...
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Published in: oDRWhy the opposition lost to Putin
As Russia's opposition comes to terms with Sunday's results, the time has come for sober reflection. The conclusions...
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Published in: oDRAn election, or a declaration of war?Amid growing proof of ‘dirty tricks’ during Sunday’s presidential election, the new Russian government has made it...
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Published in: oDRRussia: farewell to 'national unity'Vladimir Putin may have won Sunday’s presidential election, but his new term is unlikely to be an easy one. Russia...
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Published in: oDRMoscow on the eve of the presidential electionRustem Adagamov, writing under the name Drugoi, is Russia’s most popular political blogger. At one time a fan of...
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Published in: oDRVladimir Putin: his place in history
Vladimir Putin’s one great achievement is the restoration of bureaucratic order after its near destruction by...
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Published in: oDRThe Akunin-Navalny interviews: part III
Politician-blogger Alexei Navalny and writer Grigory Chkhartishvili (a.k.a Boris Akunin) conclude their dialogue...
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Published in: oDRAfter the Duma election: where is Russia heading?
Last Wednesday oDR and the Russia Foundation held a roundtable event reflecting on the country's disputed...
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Published in: oDRMedvedev, the phantom presidentThe recent Putin-Medvedev announcement has made a lame duck of President Medvedev, who clearly no longer has any...
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Published in: oDRSecret mice and liberal hallucinations (or why the fatherland and freedom are strategically incompatible)The liberals' reaction to President Medvedev’s voluntary political suicide might well be described as ‘gloating...
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Published in: oDRSame Putin, different RussiaPutin could theoretically remain in power until 2024. But his plans could be undermined by the change in...
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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: 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...
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Published in: oDRA Putative president for Russia, in for life...Putin’s recent announcement that he would be “standing for” president caught people off guard, as it was intended...
