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Articles with tag "Politics"

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...

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?
8 Min read

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...
1 Min read
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.
5 Min read

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.
7 Min read

‘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.
6 Min read
Feature

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.
7 Min read
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.
6 Min read

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.
4 Min read
Feature

‘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.
5 Min read
opinion Pippa Crawford

'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' Doesn't Settle for Easy Answers. That's Important.

The film, which is less about resistance than a chronicle of society during war, is a promising and worthy award contender.
4 Min read

Regions Calling: Kremlin Clamps Down on Communists Ahead of State Duma Elections

Communist Party members in the Altai region are under increasing pressure ahead of the State Duma elections. Experts say that's by design.
6 Min read
opinion Valery Panyushkin

I Did Nothing to Stop Russia's Decline Into Tyranny. Should I Be Blamed?

I voted for Putin in 2000 (like an idiot) and went on holiday instead of protesting. Perhaps nothing can be done now, but that doesn't excuse me.
3 Min read

Supreme Court Disbands Boris Titov’s Party of Growth

The ruling followed a request from the party itself, which told the Justice Ministry it no longer met legal requirements for regional representation.
1 Min read
opinion Alexander Morozov

The Quiet Exit of Putin’s Iron Chancellor

Despite rumors that he opposed the war in Ukraine, that Dmitry Kozak did not build his own power circles might grant him a quiet post-politics life.
4 Min read
News Analysis

Putin’s Musings on Immortality Highlight His Glaring Succession Dilemma

Putin has remade the Russian political system in his image. What happens when he is no longer in power?
4 Min read
News Analysis

Russians to Vote in Regional Elections the Kremlin Can’t Fully Script

Some of this week’s races might see genuine competition instead of the scripted displays of loyalty that typically define Russian elections.
5 Min read
Feature

From Rakhimov to Khabirov: How Bashkortostan Became the Seedbed of Russia’s Indigenous-Led Protests

Five years after the Kushtau protests, The Moscow Times explores the political context that set the stage for the protests and how they unfolded. 
8 Min read

Nadezhdin Campaign Manager Stripped of Russian Citizenship

Dmitry Kisiev called the revocation of his citizenship a "political move."
2 Min read
opinion Leyla Latypova

In Altai Republic, a Kremlin-Backed Government Reform Aids the Tycoons

Despite staging one of Russia's largest wartime protests, Altai's peoples are set to lose political representation and in some cases their livelihoods...
5 Min read
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