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Politics of Russia
- Arctic policy of RussiaOn the 1st of October 1987, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev delivered the Murmansk Initiative. This speech outlined six goals for the Soviet…
- Opposition to Vladimir Putin in RussiaThe white-blue-white flag, which is currently used by various opposition groups and individuals since 2022, stands as a visual marker for the deep split…
- Corruption in RussiaRichard Palmer, the CIA station chief in Moscow during the early 1990s, described a massive transfer of state wealth following the collapse of the Soviet…
- Foreign relations of RussiaThe Declaration of the Twelve, signed by Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and the…
- Russian oligarchsIn 1992, a handful of young men became billionaires through the voucher privatization program. This scheme allowed them to arbitrage vast differences between…
- Russia under Vladimir PutinOn the 31st of December 1999, the Russian Constitution placed Vladimir Putin in charge as acting president following Boris Yeltsin's resignation.
- Human rights in RussiaOn the 16th of March 2022, Russia ceased to be a member state of the Council of Europe. This date marked the end of over two decades where Russian citizens…
- Politics of RussiaIn December 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev announced the end of the Soviet Union. This decision followed a meeting in Alma-Ata where leaders from Ukraine and…