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MH17 Report Fallout
The Kremlin’s Tactical Ambiguity

A more careful look at how Russia is spinning the Dutch report on the Malaysian Airlines tragedy suggests that Putin may be looking for ways to wash his hands of the whole war in Eastern Ukraine.

The KGB is Back
The Siloviki Coup in Russia

Russia’s security services have been slowly taking over the state—and dismantling Putin’s own system of keeping the various factions competing with each other.

The Siloviki Shuffle
And Then There Were None?

The head of the head of the Investigative Committee might be next up on the chopping block.

Siloviki Shuffle
Busted Anti-Corruption Official Cashed Out for $120 Million

The FSB’s notorious 6th Service nets itself another victim as it consolidates control over the financial sector protection racket.

Intergenerational Warfare
Russian Pensioners Have Never Lived So Large Before

Russian authorities have authorized a one-time payment to pensioners next year to help in difficult times. The disbursement, however, will at least in part be funded by expropriating today’s workers’ savings.

"Property Rights"
Moscow’s Night of the Long Backhoes: The Sequel

The way Moscow’s mayor has handled the demolition of dozens of kiosks in the city’s center tells us a lot about how personalized politics and corruption in Putin’s Russia works.

From Defense Minister to Eco Envoy
The Rise and Fall of Sergey Ivanov

What could have triggered a trusted ally’s fall from grace? Putin’s paranoid fear of revolutions, heightened after the Turkish coup, is probably a large part of the answer.

Palace Intrigue
Who Framed Dmitry Medvedev?

Rumors swirl about forces trying to discredit Russia’s Prime Minister. It could be Kudrin, it could be the opposition—or it could be just a ploy to keep the people laughing.

Between Ambition and Despair
Medvedev to Struggling Teachers: Get a Job

The Russian Prime Minister has been giving politically tone-deaf advice to citizens lately. What’s on his mind?

Staff Rotation
The Siloviki Shuffle Goes Nationwide

As time goes on, the pattern continues: more and more of Vladimir Putin’s support staff and friends get a foothold in Russia’s political life.

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