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In the run-up to Russia’s parliamentary elections, resistance to change isn’t just about simple economic self-interest.  

February 17, 2021 Special Dispatch No. 9184 Russian Liberal Politician Yavlinsky Ruptures The Opposition's Solidarity Behind Navalny, Accuses Navalny Of Nationalism And Populism February 17, 2021 For a moment, it appeared that the anti-corruption crusader and opposition leader Alexey Navalny had united the opposition behind him, as a reaction to the failed assassination attempt upon him and his arrest upon returning to Russia. This opposition was short lived and the founder of the liberal Yabloko  Party, Grigory Yavlinsky, published a long essay on the Echo of Moscow site titled "Without ...

After facing withering crackdowns, allies of jailed anti-Putin leader Alexei Navalny are looking ahead to elections later this year.

Navalny vs Putin: what next? A street art portrait of incarcerated Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Navalny's recent arrest has sparked the largest wave of protests across Russia in recent years. (Vincenzo Livieri/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM via REUTERS) Tens of thousands took to the streets across Russia on January 23 to protest against the arrest of Alexei Navalny and to demonstrate their growing frustration with the Putin regime. Russian authorities had detained Navalny days earlier upon his return from Germany, where he had been receiving medical treatment following an August 2020 assass...

Russian Parties Merge Ahead of Highly Anticipated State Duma Race Jan. 28, 2021 The leaders of the A Just Russia, For Truth and Patriots of Russia parties signed a unification manifesto Thursday. Sergei Vedyashkin / Moskva News Agency Three Russian political parties have merged into a single party ahead of this year’s State Duma elections in September, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported Thursday. The leaders of the A Just Russia, For Truth and Patriots of Russia parties signed a unification manifesto to form th...