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Alexei Navalny
March 2, 2023
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Casey Michel
Alexei Navalny’s Big Shift on Crimea Is a Blow to Putin’s Imperial Designs
For the first time, liberal opposition to the Ukraine invasion is beginning to reckon with Russia’s tattered empire—and a future without it.
October 4, 2022
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Casey Michel
Alexei Navalny Has a Crimea Problem
Putin’s most courageous and dogged opponent has been coy about whether the disputed region is part of Ukraine or Russia—and Ukrainians have taken note.
April 22, 2022
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David Klion
Navalny
Is an Elegy for Russia’s Lost Future
Daniel Roher’s documentary on Alexei Navalny captures the spirit of opposition to Putin within Russia and the fate of its most prominent figure.
January 26, 2021
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Michael Kimmage
How Biden Can Achieve a Russian Restoration
With Putinism under assault, the president can forge a new path by rejecting regime change and heavy-handed democracy promotion in favor of interconnected diplomacy.
January 5, 2014
Mario Vargas Llosa
Anti-Authoritarianism in the Age of the Internet
December 12, 2011
Paul Starobin
Why Russia’s Post-Putin Future May Not Be Democratic
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