Angela Merkel is the most unlikely personification of the conservative political party she is trying to save.
Elections
The U.S. President Has a Serbian Precedent
Never would I have imagined that the United States, the only country I can call home, would end up having anything in common with Slobodan Milosevic’s Serbia.
An Agent for Change from the KGB
Like Vladimir Putin, Gennady Gudkov spent his formative years serving in the KGB. Today he is one of the most outspoken government critics.
The Beginning of the End
Don’t worry about Moscow’s protest movement. Worry about how Vladimir Putin plans to hang on for another six years without the support of the capital.
The Politics of Fear
Politics is human speech. Fear is an animal instinct. In Moscow, fear is taking the place of politics.
Bath Time for Putin
Vladimir Putin will take a bath tonight after the cleanest elections in history.
Conversation with a Contrarian
Robert Shlegel, the rising star of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, is both the total outsider and the consummate insider.
Putin’s Willing Helpers: The Billionaire
Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov is using his presidential campaign to position himself as the leader of a new generation of Russian liberals.
Moscow Sees Off Winter
Last week Vladimir Putin recalled the heroic defense of Moscow against Napoleon in an effort to rally supporters. But it’s too late. Putin has already lost Russia’s capital.
Russia Fakes a Rally for Putin
A Soviet-era joke need only be slightly tweaked to describe Vladimir Putin’s grip on power: “They pretend to rule us, and we pretend to support them.”
