This article talks about groups of Russian nationalists who are protesting Putin for being authoritarian. The protests occurred on National Unity day which has been promoted by Russian officials since 2005 in order to push patriotism. The holiday replaced a previous holiday which commemorated the Bolshevik revolution.
This article talks about the recreation of a WWII era prison camp in Northern Russia as an educational experience for children. Issues of memory politics and Putin's disregard for the preservation of historical record are discussed.
A current legal loophole allows same-sex marriages to be recognized by Russian authorities if the marriage was registered abroad. According to the Vedomosti daily newspaper, Putin has proposed draft amendments to Russia’s Family Code that forbid “immoral interpretations” of international treaties governing family affairs in order to close this loophole. A partner at a reputable law firm in Russia described the use of morality to determine what gets banned as legally “strange” to Vedomosti, yet this is wording is not at all surprising based on the government's past usage of rhetoric such as the preservation of "traditional values" when defending its actions. This wording also gives the government flexibility and power because morality is subjective, which means that any international ruling they claim to be immoral could be overruled in Russia.
As protests against the Lukashenko regime continue in Minsk, President Vladimir Putin of Russia made the decisive choice to officially express Moscow's support for the maintenance of Alexander Lukashenko's power. Though Russia initially had a "wait-and-see" stance on the protests, it appears that Putin's position has changed due to Russia and Belarus' interdependence for military supplies, monetary support, and political outreach.
The article describes the protests that took place in Belarus on the 18th of October 2020 and their relation to previous statements by Belarusian government agencies and foreign countries
This article explores the recently declassified phone conversations between Putin and President Clinton about Slobodan Milošević. The conversations reveal that Putin once supported the Bulldozer Revolution but since the opinion the state has been that it was misguided and not good for the people.
