Tag: extra-systemic opposition

Extra-Systemic Opposition Unlikely to Be Able to Make Kadyrov an Issue, Poll Suggests

February 20, 2016

Extra-Systemic Opposition Unlikely to Be Able to Make Kadyrov an Issue, Poll Suggests 2016-02-24 16:17:17 Staunton, VA, February 20, 2016 – Some Moscow commentators have been expecting the extra-systemic opposition to make an issue of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and his outrageous behavior – a few have even suggested that might influence Vladimir Putin’s decision on the […]

Putin Adopts Hitler’s ‘Stab in the Back’ Theory for Defeat in World War I

September 2, 2014

Staunton, August 30 – Speaking in at the Seliger youth forum yesterday, Vladimir Putin said that today, as during World War I, there are people inside Russia who are seeking its defeat, a resuscitation of Adolf Hitler’s “stab in the back” theory about why his country lost that conflict and the basis for his attacks […]

As Russians’ Enthusiasm for Crimea’s Annexation Wanes, Kremlin Prepares to Combat Demonstrations

Staunton, September 2 – Russians are less enthralled about the annexation of Crimea than they were a few months ago, according to a Levada Center poll, an apparent result of information fatigue and growing recognition of the costs involved but a trend that appears to have prompted the Kremlin to organize druzhinniki to combat opposition […]