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OSW Studies | | Maria Domańska

Putinism after Putin. The deep structures of Russian authoritarianism

The Russian model of authoritarian rule owes its durability to the ‘deep structures’ that constitute the foundation of the Russian political system and political culture. These deep structures encompass an entire complex of basic values,…
OSW Studies | | Szymon Kardaś

Neither super-rich nor bankrupt. Gazprom’s financial condition

In 2018 Gazprom, Russia’s biggest state-controlled gas company, adopted the largest investment programme in its history. In 2017, the company also reported its highest ever revenues from the sale of gas and other goods and services. At the…
OSW Studies | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Russias Middle Eastern policy. Regional ambitions, global objectives

Russia’s policy in the Middle East is part of a broader strategy aimed at creating an international order in which Russia would be protected against Western interference in its internal affairs and stand on an equal footing with the United…
OSW Studies | | Szymon Kardaś

A region with special needs The Russian Far East in Moscows policy

Although in the 1990s the Russian Far East was not an important region in Russian central government’s internal policy, when Vladimir Putin assumed the presidency it was declared strategically significant.
OSW Studies | | Szymon Kardaś

At crossroads Current problems of Russias gas sector

The Russian gas sector has found itself in a difficult situation. The mounting challenges and problems are primarily the consequence of the sector’s politicisation, the growing rivalry between Gazprom and the so-called independent gas…
OSW Studies | | Maria Domańska

Crisis in Russia The degradation of the model of economic governance

The present economic crisis in Russia is conditioned above all by political factors. The crisis is proof of a serious dysfunction of the model of economic governance which is subordinated to the government elite’s individual interests.…
OSW Studies | | Jan Strzelecki

Painful adaptation The social consequences of the crisis in Russia

The Russian economy has experienced what has proven to be the most painful crisis for society since Vladimir Putin became President of the Russian Federation for the first time. The crisis has worsened the financial situation of all…
OSW Studies | | Kamil Kłysiński, Piotr Żochowski

The End Of The Myth of a brot herly Belarus Russian soft power in Belarus after 2014 the background and its manifestations

The Russian narrative on Belarus changed in 2014, when Russian expert circles and the government elite essentially redefined their perception of their Belarusian ally in the context of the conflict in Ukraine and the escalation of tensions…
OSW Studies | | Jolanta Darczewska

Russias armed forces on the information war front Strategic documents

The question about the role of the armed forces in the information space is in fact a question about the role of the factor of force in the Kremlin’s policy.
OSW Studies | | Szymon Kardaś

The twilight of the oil Eldorado How the activity of Russian oil companies on the EU market has evolved

It is now difficult to say that Russia is following a coherent oil strategy vis-a-vis the EU.