Russia’s spring of discontent: A threat to Putin?

Author (Corporate)	European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service
Series Title	At a Glance
Series Details	June 2017
Publication Date	13/06/2017
Content Type	Journal \| Series \| Blog, Overview
	The protests in Russia in March and June 2017 were the largest since the 2011-2012 demonstrations over alleged electoral fraud. They reflect widespread discontent with longstanding problems such as endemic corruption exacerbated by an economic downturn, but are unlikely to topple Putin's regime. Author: Martin Russell
Source Link	Link to Main Source http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2017/603982/EPRS_ATA(2017)603982_EN.pdf
Related Links	ESO: Background information: Russia protests: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny sentenced http://www.europeansources.info/record/russia-protests-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny-sentenced/ Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 14.06.17: The timing is just right for Navalny to challenge Putin’s regime http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/06/14/navalny-challenge-to-putin-regime/ Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 15.06.17: For the Russian authorities, the threat of Navalny lies in the message not the man http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/06/15/alexei-navalny-threat-to-putin-lies-in-message/ Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 16.06.17: New Protests Question Russia’s Social Contract http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/71283?lang=en The Conversation, 18.08.17: Little prospect of regime change in Russia short of a popular uprising – and that’s unlikely https://theconversation.com/little-prospect-of-regime-change-in-russia-short-of-a-popular-uprising-and-thats-unlikely-82465
Countries / Regions	Russia