Observers must examine the president’s views on Russia’s 20th-century history and the legacy he inherited.

If Russia ever wants to return to the European model, it will have to dismantle the entire political legacy that this regime has built.

Change is coming to the regimes of Central Asia, with Uzbekistan only the first state to experience a succession crisis. The departure of a long-standing...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' first call outside the Hellenic Republic after the July 5 bailout referendum was to Russian President Vladimir...

Someone wants to take the World Cup away from Russia, or at the very least besmirch the event, tarnish it, sully it — that's how President Vladimir...

Authoritarian regimes come in different shapes and sizes. In some states, the political opposition is deprived of power, influence, and participation...