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August 23, 2012 | Foreign Policy
The Life and Death of a Great Russian City
How corruption and greed are destroying the architectural treasures of Nizhny Novgorod.
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August 23, 2012 | Foreign Policy
Russia: The Battle To Save Nizhny Novgorod
For Anna Nemtsova, a Persephone Miel Fellow at the Pulitzer Center, preserving Nizhny Novgorod's historic center is a personal mission.
August 13, 2012 | The Daily Beast
Russia: Top Officials Grab Public Land for Personal Palaces
Palaces of top officials are popping up on pristine public land along the Black Sea coast. They are viewed as stark reminders of corruption and inequality in Russia.
July 03, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Keeping Up With the Caspians: Mistrust Fuels Regional Arms Race
The Caspian Sea has been a strategic backwater for most of its history. But recent discoveries of large oil and natural gas reserves have touched off a five-way arms race.
July 01, 2012 | Foreign Affairs
Reading Putin: The Mind and the State of Russia’s President
With Vladimir Putin back in power in Russia, understanding him is more important than ever. Two recent books attempt to unravel the mystery, adding new insight into the Russian leader's life and rule.
June 26, 2012 | Foreign Policy
The Great Caspian Arms Race
The naval buildup in the Caspian Sea is amplifying regional tensions. It's Russia versus Iran, with three post-Soviet states—and trillions of dollars in oil—in the middle.
June 25, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Russia: Dagestan Muslims Protest Putin's Secret War
Moscow's counter-terror measures in Dagestan prompted a protest from a mob of Muslim mothers and wives who said their loved ones were being locked away, beaten or tortured with electricity.
June 09, 2012 | Foreign Policy
Putin's Secret War
With thousands of active fighters, the insurgency in Dagestan is now reportedly the largest in the Caucasus.
May 14, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Russia: Putin's Return as President
The "March of Millions" brought tens of thousands of protesters to the streets in Moscow on May 6, the day before Vladimir Putin's inauguration as Russian president.
April 27, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Regional Politics in Russia: A Changing Scene
Now that Russia has turned its attentions to regional politics, it is becoming apparent that the most effective opposition forces will come from those who are part of the system or close to it.
March 21, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Russia: Putin's Propaganda Machine Still Going Strong
In the wake of his electoral success, Vladimir Putin's propaganda machine isn't aimed at convincing citizens that things have changed, but instead to demonstrate how things have stayed the same.
March 19, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Russia Goes to the Polls
The recent presidential election in Russia represented the end of large demonstrations that have characterized the anti-Putin movement and the beginning of a strategic approach to spark reform.