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The Great Turn in Putin’s Post-Post-Authoritarianism
A regime that for twenty years sought to be an exemplar of ‘hybrid authoritarianism,’ seems to be seeking to get back to basics. Belarus, Navalny, the persecution of his anti-corruption organisation FBK and independent media have made Putin change his mind. It is not (yet) totalitarianism, but it is definitely a watershed.by Mark Galeotti -
National Guard adopts ideological training without an ideology
The political commissar in the Russian armed forces seems back. In September, President Putin signed a decree to introduce
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Generaal Zolotov zet duel tegen Navalny in rechtbank voort
Viktor Zolotov, hoofd van de Russische Nationale Garde, heeft een schadeclaim wegens smaad ingediend tegen oppositieleider Navalny.
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Public attack on Navalny by top military undermines Putin’s inner circle
Viktor Zolotov’s threat video message to Alexei Navalny underscores the increasing incoherence of the authorities’ strategy for
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Hoofd Nationale Garde dreigt van Navalny ‘gehakt’ te maken
Het hoofd van de Russische Nationale Garde en voormalig lijfwacht van president Poetin, generaal Viktor Zolotov, belooft in een
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The praetorian guard of Putin must quell internal unrest
Putin's creation of a National Guard, in 2016, is the most striking reform of law-enforcement agencies of the last decade. In case of unrest the
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National Guard: the watchdog that could break the leash
With one of Putin’s closest henchmen as commander and 400,000 armed men on its payroll, the National Guard, created in 2016, is a
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Confessions of a Kremlin conspiracy theorist
Recent arrests and dismissals of governors, nominations of body guards of Putin to high professions, leaks of American emails seem to fit a
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Kremlin formeert binnenlands leger
Vijf maanden voor de vervroegde parlementsverkiezingen van 18 september 2016 worden het repressieve apparaat van het ministerie van Binnenlandse
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