What is the future of the Russian economy?
Yet the Russian economy has proved quite resilient to war and sanctions. In April and May most forecasters expected Russia's GDP in 2022 to fall by 7–8 percent, while some predicted a 12–15 percent fall.
What party is Navalny?
Western complicity is an essential aspect of Russian kleptocracy, as cronies take advantage of rule of law in the West to secure assets from the East.
Is Russia a Kleptocracy?
Siloviki is also used as a collective noun to designate all troops and officers of all law enforcement agencies of post-Soviet countries, not necessarily high-ranking ones.