The country’s young people have been forced to make decisions much tougher than most adults are capable of. I feel some small sense of common cause.
A recent art exhibition in Russia made no mention of the current state of the country—saying more about Putin’s rule than any one exhibit could.
Vladimir Putin has nothing to offer Joe Biden because his balancing act between Westernizers and more conservative forces is over.
Vladimir Putin has a fondness for the Soviet era. So do many Russians—but often not for the same reasons.
Abroad, Putin is perceived as the master orchestrator of all of Russia’s actions. But his hold on the state’s security services is more limited.
Why does the White House cede control of the narrative to the Russians?
Russian officials have a long history of using compromising material, or kompromat, as a weapon against political opponents.
A new law criminalizing “disrespect” for Russian society and institutions might mark the end of the country’s few remaining legal forms of protests.
Embezzlement charges against a leading Russian theater director come amidst a growing cultural crackdown that mirrors the country’s Soviet past.