Thursday, August 6, 2026

Unlike in Past Elections, Kremlin Now Not Offering Russians Anything Except More of the Same, Kolesnikov Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Aug. 4 – In the course of earlier Duma elections, the Kremlin always offered some kind of “social contrac...

New Law Depriving Political Emigres of Civil Rights Directed against Those Still Living in Russia, Martynov Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Aug. 5 – The new law pushed through the Duma rapidly and quickly signed by Putin which strips Russian pol...
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Higher Education in Russia Now in ‘Systemic Crisis,’ Expert Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Aug. 4 – Higher Education in Russia is now in a state of “systemic crisis,” according to Rostov sociologi...

Single-Person Households in Russia Increasing Rapidly at Both Ends of the Age Spectrum, Institute of Sociology Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Aug. 4 – The number of single-person households in Russia is increasing rapidly both because of the share...

In the Last Decades of Soviet Power, the KGB Used Movies and Books to Change Its Image and Win Support for the Organs, Mayofis Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Aug. 4 – Russian support today for the security services did not come out of nowhere in Putin’s time but ...

Siberians Now Search 50 Percent More Often than People West of the Urals Do for Information about MIAs in Ukraine War

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Aug. 3 – Moscow works hard to hide information about things it doesn’t want anyone to know both from its ...

Six Years Ago, Bashkirs Showed Power of Protesters who Demand the Russian Authorities Live Up to Their Own Laws

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Aug. 3 – Six years ago, the people of Bashkortostan came out in defense of Kushtau, a mountain that has b...