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Before the death of political opponent Alexei Navalny in the penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Reset DOC reached Russian statistician Lev Gudkov. In the interview, a figure emerges: the arrest of 2 percent of the Russian elite around Vladimir Putin every year, a form of control that goes beyond dissidents and anti-war voices.

International Affairs
Prigozhin’s March and Putin’s Lack of Action
Enrico Osvaldi 30 June 2023

Putin’s lack of reaction to Prigozhin’s June 23 “march for justice” may signal more than just an attempt to avoid a bloody conflict on the streets of Russia. The outward temerity of the Russian response could indicate that a real blow was dealt to Russian morale, however this could indicate more repressive measures to come from the Kremlin.
Religion
Holy War: The Centuries-Old Battle for Ukraine’s Soul
Rebecca Batley 8 September 2022
International Affairs
Trapped in History: The Kaliningrad Case
Fabio Turco 28 June 2022

A new crisis front is shaking Europe and threatens to definitively spark a conflict between Russia and Western countries. While in Ukraine the Russian army reports that is has conquered Severodonetsk and there is a resurgence of missile attacks on Kyiv, Odessa, Kharkiv, and most lately Kremenchuk, the tug-of-war currently taking place between Lithuania and the Russian Federation risks unpredictable consequences.
Political Theory
What is Left of the West’s Fairytale. Reflections on War
Andrea Graziosi 1 June 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marks the beginning of a new geopolitical era. Time to come to terms with it – writes historian Andrea Graziosi
Philosophy
War and Indignation. The West’s Red Line Dilemma
Jürgen Habermas 6 May 2022

World-renowned philosopher Jürgen Habermas reflects on the West’s dilemma in framing its political and military response to Putin’s war on Ukraine
International Affairs, Religion
Putin’s War is Driving a Historic Schism in the Orthodox Church
Rebecca Batley 14 March 2022

Patriarch Kirill’s full embracing of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is fuelling an outright rebellion among priests and bishops – not just in Ukraine.
International Affairs
Ukraine: What’s Behind Putin’s Ethnic Irredentism?
Gaetano Pentassuglia 3 March 2022

Putin’s particular blend of civic and ethnic nationalism that has driven his expansionist territorial claims have no basis in international law and within Russia itself.
International Affairs
A Glimmer of Hope from Young Russians and Ukrainians
Nataliya Gumenyuk 14 February 2022

For young Ukrainians, Russia represents authoritarianism and corruption, and Ukraine democratic and liberal values. Can they find an ally in Russian youth, wonders jounralist Nataliya Gumeniuk?
International Affairs
The NATO Trap that Ukraine Can Help Defuse
Alexander J. Motyl 14 February 2022

The muscular fight around Ukraine’s possible accession to NATO is largely an artifiicial one, argues prof. Alexander Motyl.