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

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

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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

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