Sanctions have had a limited effect on the Russian population whose support towards the government’s Ukrainian policy does not seem to be eroding.
Life has changed for Russia’s elite – and not just their holiday destinations… На русском языке
The dividing line between market liberals and supporters of active state intervention in the Russian economy has considerably shifted.
When communism ended, Russia’s people wanted democracy. Instead, they got the market and neoliberalism. Now, it appears, some of them want revenge.
Putin’s ‘personal chef' seems to have a finger in every Russian pie...