Report: COVID-19 pandemic and war have not altered the funding system of Russian political parties
According to the recent Golos report, the rules meant to ensure financial transparency of political parties are not functioning as intended.
Instead, parties have become more secretive and learned to circumvent legal restrictions.
REM shares key findings of the report.
Trauma of repression: How state persecution of Russian activists alters their lives
1,073 individuals in Russia have been subjected to political repression, with 331 currently in prison.
REM presents an abridged translation of a 7х7 reportage on the trauma of political repression.
Its heroes' personal accounts highlight the reasons behind low political engagement in Russia.
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Immunity from the military: How Russia's power vertical resists career advancement of the “special military operation” participants
Vladimir Putin often refers to participants in the war as the "true elite".
However, the results of the regional elections show that the system is not ready to place 'frontline soldiers' in key positions, and the military itself is not keen to pursue deputy roles, which are often unpaid.
CPRF: Does the “party of the past” have a future?
What is the Communist Party of the Russian Federation undergoing amidst the war and the totalitarian evolution of Putin’s regime?
Does it stand any chance of surviving Putin? And what can the CPRF’s past reveal about its future?
Journalist Azamat Izmailov traces the party’s evolution.
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Without respect for fundamental freedoms: Ten reasons why Russian elections and their results cannot be considered democratic
Due to repressions against the observers, reduced number of parties and remote e-voting system, the results of the September elections were contrary to the statutes of international law.
Honorary pension for Ukrainian elites
For years, the Kremlin has sought to incorporate Ukrainian politicians, security officials and bureaucrats loyal to it into its power structure.
However, after the annexation of Crimea and the start of the full-scale invasion, its policy underwent significant changes.
In this essay, Andrey Pertsev analyzes the Kremlin's new strategy to win over Ukrainian officials dissatisfied with the Ukrainian leadership.
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