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Andrei Kortunov

Is Putin Over His Resentment?

Is it a good thing that Russia appears to no longer harbor resentment towards to West? The answer is not so clear.
Ilya Klishin

Putin Has Achieved Everything He Wanted. But It Will Never Be Enough For Young Russians.

Putin has led Russia into the bright future envisioned by his Brezhnev-era youth.
Maxim Trudolyubov

Russia Is the New Referee in the Middle East

The Kremlin must feel that it has finally returned to the world stage as a recognized force in international politics.
Ruslan Mamedov

What to Expect From Putin's Visit to Saudi Arabia

Russia has emerged as a major outside player in the Middle East.
Nikolaus von Twickel

Can Ukraine and Russia Make Things Work This Time?

The next steps towards reconciliation are going to be extremely difficult and painful for a number of reasons.
Michele A. Berdy

Breaking Wind the Russian Way

By popular demand, scatological reflections.
Mark Galeotti

1990s Russia Is Alive and Well in the USA

The values of some public figures in the White House suggests they would have been quite at home in 1990s Russia.
Marina Agaltsova

Russia's Unjust Justice

Russians fight because in some cases, justice is still possible, despite the constraints outlined above.
Vasily Gatov

To Deal With Putin, the West Needs ‘Rollercoaster Diplomacy’

The Russian leadership is defenseless against fast and radical shifts in policy from abroad.
Mark Galeotti

Strategies for a Kinder, Gentler Political War

What if the Kremlin is tired of being everyone's geopolitical scapegoat?
Leonid Bershidsky

Putin’s Russia Is a Middle Eastern Country

After centuries as the dividing line between Europe and Asia, Russia has found its natural place among the oil dictatorships.
Mark Galeotti

Is This Russia's Next Leader?

For the first time in his seven years as Defense Minister, Shoigu gave a lengthy interview to a mainstream Russian newspaper. We should pay attention.
Maria Zheleznova and Pavel Aptekar

In Russia, Everyone Is Guilty by Default

If actor Pavel Ustinov is guilty, then so are we.
Ruslan Mamedov

Where Russia Now Stands On Syria

Russia’s policy in Syria has developed over the years.
Alexandra Prokopenko

The Race to Grab Russia’s Reserves

The National Wealth Fund is the last chance for state capitalists to get paid for practically nothing.
Alexander Gabuev

How China Became Russia’s Most Important Partner

China’s image in Russia has drastically changed since the founding of the People’s Republic of China seventy years ago.
Leonid Bershidsky

Want to Insult Putin? It Will Cost You $462

Russia’s new lèse majesté law helps turn the president into a laughingstock.
Ilya Klishin

How TikTok Is Bringing Russia’s Youth Closer to the West

School kids in Siberia now look just like school kids in New York and California.
Sam Greene

Time for America’s Opposition to Learn from Russia’s

Like Putin, Trump sees no distinction between the national interest and his own.
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