In both countries, a successful spin dictatorship had trouble dealing with political challenges generated by continued modernisation — in particular, protests organised by a highly educated, cosmopolitan part of the population. The first, immediately after the start of the war, led to the exodus of some 100 to 200 thousand people — there are no fully reliable statistics. It’s not clear whether that reflects a wartime unwillingness to speak frankly or a genuine […]

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Between 2015 and December 2021, the number of political prisoners in Russia jumped from 36 to 83, according to the Memorial Human Rights Center. And yet, in other ways Russia since the war seems very much the continuation of Russia in the four years preceding it. As noted, all independent media has been squelched and the Kremlin no longer pretends to tolerate genuine political opposition. A new law […]