Vladimir Putin’s return to the Russian presidency has incited a new wave of popular opposition. As demands for real democratic reforms escalate, Project Syndicate commentators, from former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov to French diplomat Pierre Buhler, try to make sense of a protest movement that seemed to emerge out of nowhere.
Russia's Putin Problem
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Putin’s Final Act
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May 29, 2012 Nina L. Khrushcheva
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The Essence of Putin
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Feb 27, 2012 Mikhail Kasyanov
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The Snow Revolution’s Orange Shadow
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Feb 10, 2012 Anders Åslund
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A Strategy for Russia’s Snow Revolution
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Feb 5, 2012 Mischa Gabowitsch
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La Nausée Russe
La Nausée Russe
Jan 30, 2012 Andrei Piontkovsky
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Peeling, Meeting, and Shopping
Peeling, Meeting, and Shopping
Jan 26, 2012 Esther Dyson
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