Russia’s ‘surreal’ protests show fraying of social contract
The latest wave of protests in Russia is too diverse and divergent to be unified by a single political leader, platform, or slogan—though there is one motto that people… Read more »
Tag: Alexei Navalny
Russian politics ‘being reborn’: protests demonstrate fundamental change?
After witnessing the geographic sweep of the protests on Monday and the enthusiastic resolve of the mostly young participants in the face of a harsh police presence, some analysts came… Read more »
Will Russia’s growing protests crystallize into a new opposition?
Baton-wielding riot police broke up anti-corruption protests and detained hundreds of demonstrators in Moscow and other Russian cities on Monday soon after arresting opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Reuters reports: The… Read more »
Is Russia’s anti-corruption movement Putin’s Kryptonite?
Russian President Vladimir Putin today criticized opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, indirectly accusing him of using his anticorruption campaign to gain political prominence, RFE/RL reports: Without naming Navalny in comments… Read more »
Why protests keep Putin up at night
By all appearances, Russian President Vladimir Putin is at the height of his power. And by all accounts, he has full control over the Russian state apparatus, notes Stephen Crowley, a Fellow… Read more »
Backing Belarus, Russia protesters is morally justified — and strategically smart
The European Parliament has expressed concern over the “new wave of repression” in Belarus, which includes raids on raids on civil society organizations and “preventive” arrests of opposition members before the protests…. Read more »
Putin critic Navalny jailed as mass protests ‘energize Russian opposition’
A day after Russia saw its largest wave of unsanctioned protests in years, opposition leaders on Monday cheered the turnout as a sign of widespread dissatisfaction with President Vladimir Putin…. Read more »
Russia’s anti-corruption protests ‘likely to be large’ as ‘Laundromat’ highlights kleptocratic rule
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny today declined Moscow city authorities’ proposal to hold an anti-corruption rally on 26 March in the Lyublino or Sokolniki districts of the capital, instead calling… Read more »
How to ensure Kremlin remembers Boris Nemtsov
Last month, thousands of people held rallies and vigils in cities across Russia to mark the second anniversary of the murder of former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov, a leader of the… Read more »
Navalny’s Medvedev report exposes Russian kleptocracy
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny accused Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of massive corruption in a report accompanied by a Youtube video posted on Thursday. “The interactive website and video (with… Read more »