Russians supported Putin’s moves in Crimea in 2014. Here’s what’s different in 2021. Timothy Frye - April 11, 2021 Survey data suggest it will be hard for Putin to rally support for a direct military intervention
By trying to silence protesters, Vladimir Putin is falling into a repression trap Timothy Frye - January 26, 2021 As the Russian president becomes less popular, he’s turning to blunt coercion
What’s Vladimir Putin’s end game? Other post-Soviet autocrats give a few clues. Timothy Frye - July 2, 2020 Here’s why he will try to stay in power.
Russia’s prime minister has just resigned. Putin clearly has plans. Timothy Frye - January 15, 2020 While Putin wants to shake up Russian politics, he also may want to stay in power longer.
Moscow allowed peaceful protests this summer. Here’s the surprising result. Timothy Frye - October 3, 2019 Protesters trusted the government more when they were allowed to protest.
Russians don’t trust Putin as much as they did last year. And they don’t trust other politicians, either. Timothy Frye - June 3, 2019 Is the Kremlin going to undermine public opinion polling to get the results it wants?