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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.
It’s Russia Day. What do high-ranking Russians think about the U.S.? Joshua Tucker - June 12, 2020 We get the scoop from William Zimmerman and Sharon Werning Rivera
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?
Trump and Putin meet tomorrow. Here are 6 things to watch. Elizabeth N. Saunders and Joshua Tucker - July 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60694" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A T-shirt featuring President Trump and Russian
Are sanctions pushing Russians to ‘rally around the flag’? Not exactly. Timothy Frye - June 15, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59900" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Participants at the St. Petersburg International
Why we should be confident that Putin is genuinely popular in Russia Joshua Tucker - November 24, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32631" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (Maxim Shipenkov/Reuters)[/caption] Tuesday brings yet another dramatic
Explaining Putin’s popularity: Rallying round the Russian flag Sam Greene and Robertson Graeme - September 9, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15413" align="aligncenter" width="600"] (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)[/caption] The following is a
Explaining Putin's popularity: Rallying round the Russian flag Sam Greene and Robertson Graeme - September 9, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15413" align="aligncenter" width="600"] (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)[/caption] The following is a
Ukraine’s next electoral challenge Nazar Boyko and Erik Herron - September 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15271" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Ukrainian policeman stands in front
For Ukrainian voters, key is policy preferences, not native language or ethnicity, of candidates Timothy Frye - August 27, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14944" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A woman cast her ballot at
What is lustration and is it a good idea for Ukraine to adopt it? Vincent Post and Maria Popova - April 9, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Communist lawmakers scuffle with right-wing
The less Americans know about Ukraine’s location, the more they want U.S. to intervene Thomas Zeitzoff, Kyle Dropp, and Joshua Kertzer - April 7, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9091" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] Where’s Ukraine? Each dot depicts
The end of the Putin mystique Steven Fish - April 3, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="POOL"] Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks
If Ukraine expropriates Russian firms, other multinationals probably won’t care Rachel Wellhausen - March 27, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] A member of a Ukrainian
Crimea: Putin’s Olympic diversion Kimberly Marten - March 26, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption
To strengthen claims on Crimea, Russia and Ukraine woo Crimean Tatars Oxana Shevel - March 25, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Crimean Tatars gathered for the
The downsides of Crimea for Russia Timothy Frye - March 19, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Participants in a rally in
Ukraine update: A quick guide to our recent scholarly commentary Joshua Tucker - March 10, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] People attend an anti-war rally
Is greater decentralization a solution for Ukraine? The Mylovanov Initiative Joshua Tucker - March 5, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" special=""] Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk
The culture of corruption: Russians pay, but they don’t like it Joshua Tucker - February 17, 2014 [caption id="attachment_6711" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] ANDREY SMIRNOV/AFP/GETTY IMAGES - Russian
The best way to demoralize the opposition in Russia? Beat them in a fair election Joshua Tucker - October 12, 2013 [caption id="attachment_1521" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Alexei Navalny (Sergei Karpukhin/REUTERS )[/caption]
Moscow Mayoral Election: The Risks of Using “Relatively” Free Elections to Gain Legitimacy Joshua Tucker - September 9, 2013 The following is a guest post from Columbia University political
Good news — or else! Andrew Gelman - December 20, 2012 Tim Frye sends along this op-ed from Michael Bohm in
Irregularities in Russian election? Andrew Gelman - December 11, 2011 See here. (Run it through Google translate if, like me,
Institutions and Politics Henry Farrell - August 18, 2011 I'm teaching my Ph.D. level course on institutions and politics
Russia’s Riots Joshua Tucker - December 20, 2010 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill professor "Graeme Robertson":http://www.unc.edu/depts/polisci/faculty_pages/robertson.htm sent along