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A display of supremacy In December 2011, members of the Russian opposition obtained video evidence of ballot stuffing committed by operatives from Vladimir Putin's United Russia party in that month's parliamentary elections. A series of unusu- ally large protests ensued. Putin weathered the furor and went on t

n authoritarians. Again, Russia has taken the lead, with the state's asser- tion of authority over history textbooks and the process, encouraged by Putin, of reassessing the historical role of Joseph Stalin. • The hiring of political consultants and lobbyists from democratic countries to represent t

hinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing. 2016. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

ethods of Modern Authoritarians research due to alleged foreign funding, while ignoring foreign funding for a quasi-political charity sponsored by the Orthodox Church? In fact, most of these laws are unnecessary. In a state like Russia, China, or Iran, the authorities already have ample latitude to deregister an

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wd hard: his voice roared, his face twitched. 100,000 people brought in from all over Russia cheered. Public campaigning does not come naturally to Vladimir Putin, former KGB man, former Russian president and current Russian prime minister; preferring to wield power behind closed doors, a staged photo opportu

d. Public campaigning does not come naturally to Vladimir Putin, former KGB man, former Russian president

id a foundation for growth and for Mr Putin's own career—as the darkest period in Russian history. In his endorsement of Mr Putin the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church likened the 1990s to the Napoleonic invasion (shades of Borodino again), Hitler's aggression and civil war. Mr Putin's campaign is based almost ent

y? Editorial Board Article 4. Foreign Policy America's Israel Obsession Shmuel Rosner EFTA_R1_00225256 EFTA01840445 Article 5. The Economist Putin's Russia Article I. NYT U.S. Backers of Israel Pressure Obama Over Policy on Iran Mark Landler March 3, 2012 — On the eve of a crucial visit to

d hard: his voice roared, his face twitched. 100,000 people brought in from all over Russia cheered. Public campaigning does not come naturally to Vladimir Putin, former KGB man, former Russian president and current Russian prime minister; preferring to wield power behind closed doors, a staged photo opport

d. Public campaigning does not come naturally to Vladimir Putin, former KGB man, former Russian president

aid a foundation for growth and for Mr Putin's own career—as the darkest period in Russian history. In his endorsement of Mr Putin the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church likened the 1990s to the Napoleonic invasion (shades of Borodino again), Hitler's aggression and civil war. Mr Putin's campaign is based almost en