With their radicalism and creativity, Russia’s regional protests are attracting more and more attention. New research suggests this protest wave is more concerned with forcing the Russian state to observe its obligations than tearing it down.
Russia’s legal-rational establishment has yet to emerge. But the rise of Alexei Navalny demonstrates that when it does, it will inevitably be nationalist.
A recent statement by a prominent Russian opposition figure is testament to an unpalatable truth: Crimea’s annexation is popular with Russia’s ‘liberal elite.’
There have been protests in the capital. Could Moscow really go the way of Kyiv – bring down the president and install a less authoritarian government?
