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March 13, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
After The Vote: Russian Opposition Regroups
Can Putin's opposition maintain the momentum needed to build new alternatives for civil society?
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Russia
March 09, 2012 | Foreign Affairs
Russia's Activists Regroup
The fleets of armored personnel carriers and battalions of riot police that poured into Moscow on the night of Vladimir Putin's election victory made clear that reform will not come easily.
March 03, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Russia: The Kremlin's Dilemma
The protests that erupted, the eerie calm that followed, and what everyone is thinking about Putin.
March 01, 2012 | Foreign Affairs
Russia: The People vs. Vladimir Putin
Russia's urban professional class has turned against Putin. It won't cost him this election, but it may cost him plenty in political capital.
February 26, 2012 | The New York Times
Russia: The Kremlin's Not Laughing Now
Large demonstrations against Vladimir Putin’s rule signal many important shifts in Russia’s political and civic life—including the return of political satire.
June 10, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
North Caucasus: A Journey Through Russia's Killing Zone
In the southwest corner of Russia, an Islamist insurgency has spread out of Chechnya into neighboring regions of the North Caucasus and is claiming hundreds of lives a year.
June 08, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Chechnya: Peace at a Price
After years of conflict, Grozny, Chechnya is in the process of rebuilding itself, but President Ramzan Kadyrov's radical leadership could threaten the region's growth.
June 08, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Kabardino-Balkaria: A New Wave of Violence
Recent violence from Islamic militants has worsened the already poor economical conditions in Nalchik and the surrounding villages in Kabardino-Balkaria.
June 08, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
After the Beslan School Siege, Grief Lives On
Seven years after the Beslan siege of School Number One, members of the community still grieve the loss of the 400 people who were killed in the attack.
May 25, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Jihadist Rehabilitation in the North Caucasus
A special Dagestani government commission is actively working to lure young men away from local jihad groups known as boyeviki.
May 16, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
North Caucasus: Old Wounds Fuel New Conflict
Outrage over 1940s Stalinist deportations permeates the collective memories of North Caucasus nations, fueling modern day conflicts in the region.
April 01, 2011 | Foreign Policy
The Deadliest Village in Russia
At the front line in Russia's war on terrorism, it's a war not just of bullets and bombs, but of ideas; and it's a war the Kremlin appears to be losing.