‘Fortress’ Plan
Stanislav Andreychuk on how the Kremlin is changing laws that regulate Russia’s polity and elections to maintain the status quo
Duma
Year 2021 in review: Elections in Russia
Stanislav Andreychuk discusses the results of the 2021 electoral year
How to steal an election
Stanislav Andreychuk explains how the Russian authorities gained a new constitutional majority in the Parliament against the voters’ will
Emergency law-making
Ekaterina Borovikova, Natalia Smirnova, Maxim Sorokin and Denis Shedov on the picture of the legislative process in Russia emerging from the data and the impact of the pandemic on law-making
Are these Russia’s last elections?
Stanislav Andreychuk explains why the 2021 Duma elections may not be the worst, but could be the last ones before an opaque rollout of e-voting systems
The impact of Smart Voting on the 2020 elections
Mikhail Turchenko and Grigori Golosov evaluate the effectiveness of smart voting
Technology against electoral fraud: A focus on transparency
Julia Krivonosova on whether electoral technologies can help combat fraud
What is the difference between the upcoming Duma elections and the 2016 elections?
Grigorii Golosov on whether opposition-minded voters can stop United Russia from winning a majority in the Duma
A Quick Guide to Russia’s Elections on Sept. 13
Stanislav Andreychuk on how the Russian authorities will approach the various 2020 regional elections
Russian Parliamentary Jostling in a Time of Pandemic
Ben Noble has spotted several signs of a “new normal” in the Russian Duma this year, with rumours now hinting at early parliamentary elections
Russia’s sanctions laws could be about to change
Sergey Glandin takes a close look at the recent Duma proposals to alter Russian sanctions law