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Articles with tag "Politics"

Khabarovsk Scraps Direct Mayoral Elections

Abakan in Siberia’s republic of Khakassia and Anadyr in Far East Russia’s Chukotka autonomous region are now the only remaining regional capitals to...

Jailed Election Expert Kynev Denied Crutches After Leg Broken During Arrest, Journalist Says

“He writes that he is still in a cast and has about three more weeks to ‘walk’ around in it. Except he can’t walk,” journalist Gleb Yarovoy said...
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Russian Activist Fined Over ‘Party of Crooks and Thieves’ T-Shirt

The slogan was deemed extremist on the grounds that it was attributed to the late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
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Krasnodar Mayor Resigns After Contentious Tenure

Naumov’s four-year tenure was marked by local protests and controversies over infrastructure and urban planning decisions.
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Ksenia Maximova Went From Top Model to Anti-War Activist to London Councillor. Now She’s Wanted By Russia.

The prominent Russian anti-war figure has been placed on Russia’s wanted list and added to its register of “terrorists and extremists.”
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‘The Pendulum Is Unpredictable’: Alena Ledeneva on Russia’s Informal Rules of Power

The Pushkin House Book Prize nominee discusses Russia’s recurring political cycles, the informal networks that sustain its system and the prospects for...
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On TikTok, Russia's Political Parties Court Voters Who Grew Up Under Putin

Party youth wings are appealing to younger voters with memes and anti-establishment rhetoric — while strictly staying within the Kremlin’s political...
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opinion Boris Bondarev

Russia’s Opposition Wants You to Vote Against United Russia. That’s Where Its Strategy Ends.

Building lasting political power takes more than telling people which box to check on the ballot.
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Regions Calling: Decoding Putin’s Eastern Odyssey

The Russian leader seldom travels to the regions. So what's behind his latest tour of cities across Siberia and the Far East?
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Nationalist Rodina Party Sues to Disqualify Yabloko From State Duma Elections

Rodina leader Alexei Zhuravlyov accused Yabloko members of being traitors “who work for the West” and claimed his party had uncovered financial violations...
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Election Commission Clears Yabloko to Run Pro-Peace Candidates in State Duma Races

Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Ryabkov said the decision gives Russians their first opportunity in five years “to vote for peace and freedom, offering a legal...
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Regions Calling: Russia’s Independent Candidates Face Their Toughest Election Yet

Many Russians are frustrated with the war and the economy. Can this help candidates trying to challenge the political status quo?
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Chelyabinsk Activist Ends Election Bid After Jump From Window to Escape Police

Mikhail Popov fractured his spine and was hospitalized last week after jumping out of a second-floor window while attempting to flee visiting police officers...
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opinion Ilya Matveev

Russia’s Billionaires Face a Dilemma – Putin Threatens and Protects Their Wealth

A controversial interview with Andrey Melnichenko in The Ecnonomist unwittingly illustrates why Russia's super-rich won't abandon Putin.
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Russia Is Gearing Up for Nationwide Elections. This Is What You Need to Know.

Though United Russia is expected to dominate, the elections could offer insight into how the war in Ukraine has affected Russian politics.
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‘Peaceful Russia’: Anti-War Exiles Found Their First Political Party

The Peaceful Russia party wants to work on behalf of Kremlin critics inside and outside the country. But many questions remain unanswered.
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Even in Exile, Russia’s Political Opposition Struggles to Rise Above Its Divisions

Despite the exiled opposition’s reputation for infighting and ineffectiveness, some activists inside Russia say it still plays an important role.
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News Analysis

Governor Reshuffle in Border Regions Shows How Kremlin Is Militarizing Russia’s Elites, Experts Say

Putin has named a highly decorated army general and a former official in occupied Ukraine to lead the Belgorod and Bryansk regions.
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Instagram Star’s Appeal to Putin Sets Off a War of Words, From State TV to the Opposition

Viktoria Bonya’s viral message to Putin about the plight of ordinary Russians has become a political lightning rod.
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‘Tomorrow They Might Come for Others’: In Russia’s Arctic, a Lone Lawmaker Defies the System

Alexander Ivanov’s candor about Sakha’s diminishing political autonomy, economic agency and Indigenous rights have made him a target.
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