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Russian Opposition: How Yekaterina Duntsova Can Take On Putin Without An Election

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Duntsova is a trained lawyer and journalist Wikipedia

A former journalist and city councilor, Yekaterina Duntsova, 40, has suddenly gained surprising popularity among Russians opposed to Vladimir Putin and its offensive in Ukraine. She explains why barring her from the March presidential election won’t stop her campaign.

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Why Did Modern Russia Turn Into An Authoritarian State: Was It Putin Or The People?

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National Bolsheviks picket outside the State Duma building when President Boris Yeltsin was considered for impeachement in 1999. V.F. Fedorenko via Wikicommons

It is a mistake to attribute the construction of authoritarianism in modern Russia to Putin alone. Serhiy Gromenko, an expert at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future, explains the evolution for how Russia wound up an authoritarian state, and why Putin isn’t the only one to blame.

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