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Russians supported Putin’s moves in Crimea in 2014. Here’s what’s different in 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
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.
Here’s why he will try to stay in power.
Russia’s prime minister has just resigned. Putin clearly has plans.
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.
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.
Is the Kremlin going to undermine public opinion polling to get the results it wants?
Are sanctions pushing Russians to ‘rally around the flag’? Not exactly.
[caption id="attachment_59900" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Participants at the St. Petersburg International