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In Russia, Putin is Tightening the Screws
By Simon Saradzhyan Half a year since Vladimir Putin’s election for a third presidential team, it is crystal clear that the expectations of a “Putin 2.0” raised by his aides during the campaign are plain unrealistic (unless, of course, “2” … Continue reading
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Tagged Aleksei Navalny, Belfer Center, Pussy Riot, Putin, Simon Saradzhyan, Vladimir Lukin
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Putin vs. Medvedev on Georgia war in 2008
By Simon Saradzhyan Belfer Center Research Fellow This August, Russia, Georgia and its breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia commemorate the fourth anniversary of the war that they fought in 2008. But while the mood has been predictably festive … Continue reading
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Tagged Abkhazia, Dmitry Medvedev, Georgia, Putin, Russia, Sout Ossetia, Yuri Baluyevsky
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Russia and Putin Redux: Prospects for Change
By Simon Saradzhyan and Nabi Abdullaev (Updated Monday, March 5, 2012) There was little doubt that Vladimir Putin would be elected president of Russia on Sunday and return to the Kremlin for a third term. The Central Elections Committee announced … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Fellows' Forum
Tagged Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School, Medvedev, Nabi Abdullaev, Putin, Russia, Simon Saradzhayan
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