Immunity from the military: How Russia's power vertical resists career advancement of the “special military operation” participants
Vladimir Putin often refers to participants in the war as the "true elite".
However, the results of the regional elections show that the system is not ready to place 'frontline soldiers' in key positions, and the military itself is not keen to pursue deputy roles, which are often unpaid.
CPRF: Does the “party of the past” have a future?
What is the Communist Party of the Russian Federation undergoing amidst the war and the totalitarian evolution of Putin’s regime?
Does it stand any chance of surviving Putin? And what can the CPRF’s past reveal about its future?
Journalist Azamat Izmailov traces the party’s evolution.
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Without respect for fundamental freedoms: Ten reasons why Russian elections and their results cannot be considered democratic
Due to repressions against the observers, reduced number of parties and remote e-voting system, the results of the September elections were contrary to the statutes of international law.
Media monitoring: After the elections
REM commissioned an independent team of analysts to monitor Russia's leading social networks, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Telegram and Youtube, to explore how the Kremlin's propaganda machine works on social media using actual data.
We present the main observations below, as well as visualized data and graphs illustrating the findings.
Statement of the Golos movement on the results of the regional elections of 6-8 September 2024
The Movement in Defense of Voters' Rights Golos has published a final statement on the results of the regional elections in Russia in September 2024.
REM presents an abridged English version of the statement.
Express review of the third voting day on 8 September
Based on the Golos report, REM summarizes the key trends observed during the third voting day (Unified Election Day) of the regional elections 2024.
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Honorary pension for Ukrainian elites
For years, the Kremlin has sought to incorporate Ukrainian politicians, security officials and bureaucrats loyal to it into its power structure.
However, after the annexation of Crimea and the start of the full-scale invasion, its policy underwent significant changes.
In this essay, Andrey Pertsev analyzes the Kremlin's new strategy to win over Ukrainian officials dissatisfied with the Ukrainian leadership.
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