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Point of View | | Jolanta Darczewska

Putins Cossacks. Folklore, business or politics?

Russia’s Cossacks evoke extreme opinions among observers: some see them as a marginal social phenomenon, a kind of political folklore; others as a morally and physically healthy part of the nation, a pillar of the modern paramilitary…
OSW Commentary | | Maria Domańska

The Kremlins regional policy – a year of dismissing governors

2017 has seen a wave of dismissals of the heads of Russia’s regions – the largest in the past five years. This is linked primarily to the preparations for the presidential election.
OSW Commentary | | Maria Domańska

Putin for the fourth time No vision no hope

On 6 December Vladimir Putin announced that he will run in the presidential election to be held  on 18 March 2018.
OSW Commentary | | Szymon Kardaś, Iwona Wiśniewska

The Ulyukaev case – tension inside the Russian elite

Much seems to indicate that the Ulyukaev case is an element of the rivalry of opposing groups of interest inside the Russian ruling elite.