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Vladimir Putin

Europe & Central Asia

New School Community Statement on Navalny’s Assassination and in Support of Ukraine

Revolution will not accrue interest in a safe deposit box

March 6, 2024 • by Inessa Medzhibovskaya
The cowardly assassination of Alexei Navalny in Putin's Russia shocks the world. His tragic self-sacrifice, defying logic as he exchanged safety for arrest and murder, symbolizes a solitary hero's stand against state power. ...

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New School Community Statement on Navalny’s Assassination and in Support of Ukraine
Europe & Central Asia

From Putin’s Chef to Kremlin’s Chief?

Why Yevgeny Prigozhin, a leader of the Wagner Group, can’t challenge Putin for power

February 14, 2023 • by Anastasia Shteinert
So long as Putin retains his legitimacy as a “strong leader,” it is extremely premature to talk about an impending coup or a threat from Prigozhin or anyone else....

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From Putin’s Chef to Kremlin’s Chief?
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