Natalia Zubarevich

Natalya Zubarevich is director of the regional program of the Independent Institute for Social Policy (Moscow). She is specialist in the field of socio-economic development of regions, social and poli

Four Russias: the new political reality

Uneven modernisation has left its mark on Russia, and the authorities are only too happy to exploit it. What does the future hold for Russia’s regional divide? Русский

By Natalia Zubarevich

/ 1 Feb 2016

Four Russias: rethinking the post-Soviet map

Russia has traditionally been conceptualised as a single entity, albeit divided into many regions, but is this approach appropriate given the country's stratified population? Natalia Zubarevich argues that for a better understanding of Russia and where it is going we need to think not geographical

By Natalia Zubarevich

/ 29 Mar 2012