Graeme Robertson, a professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of a book about Putin and contemporary Russian politics, says the biggest problem that has plagued the Russian opposition "is that it has been unable to break out from small liberal circles to attract support from the broader population."
November 2023 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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Russia’s justice ministry has put ex-Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov on its list of “foreign agents” – a label used widely to curb anti-Kremlin opposition. Kasyanov, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, left Russia shortly after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He was PM during Putin’s first presidential term in 2000 to 2004, but has condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine. A liberal financial expert, he now lives …