Yekaterinburg:  Destroy the Opposition

Yekaterinburg: Destroy the Opposition

RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 6 April 2018 Yekaterinburg: Destroy the Opposition Immediately after his recent re-election, Vladimir Putin has decided to intensify the war with the opposition. As for the latter, it has been scattered and weak and it has some importance only at...
Federal clean-up in Dagestan

Federal clean-up in Dagestan

RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 25 February 2018 Federal clean-up in Dagestan The head of the government and the mayor of the capital are put behind bars, a lot of resignations are handed in and the landings of officials from the outside are made – this is how the...
Volodin In Retreat, Enemies Take the Party

Volodin In Retreat, Enemies Take the Party

RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 30 October 2017 Volodin In Retreat, Enemies Take the Party Chairman of the Russia’s State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, is gradually losing his importance. Such a claim is strongly evidenced by the resignations of the Kremlin, the exchange of...
Putin Changes His Governors

Putin Changes His Governors

RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 28 September 2017 Putin Changes His Governors Autumn purges in the regions. A few governors have been dismissed over a few days. But that’s not all. More changes should be expected in the near future. What may be surprising is the fact that...
Kremlin filters governors

Kremlin filters governors

RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 23 July 2017 Kremlin filters governors Everything is going to happen lighting fast, without loud campaigns, the opposition and any second rounds. The Kremlin accelerates the implementation of “the 2017 gubernatorial elections”....
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