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Nemtsov picture at a missive protest in the streets of Moscow
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Apathy of Russian society: can the youth change it?

November 18, 2016 Simas Celutka 0

The results of the elections to the Russian Duma, which took place on 18th September, showed that voters have an apathetic attitude towards the situation in the country, and do not cultivate any warm feelings for the ruling United Russia Party. President Vladimir Putin‘s party secured a win, yet voter activity reached a record low especially in the capital Moscow, where voter turnout was less than 35% (actually believed to be even lower). The elections unfortunately indicate something else – that the opposition has completely lost its connection with wider society. Not one credible critic of the Kremlin made it into the Duma. Neither representatives of the opposition nor civil society activists have hitherto managed to unite and mobilise the disillusioned against the kleptocracy. […]

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Putin’s Russia. The situation is gradually changing

October 3, 2016 Sarunas Legatas 0

The Russian parliamentary (Duma) elections on September 18 do not promise any major changes. Opinion polls and the general atmosphere show that the country will continue to be led by the United Russia party which is affiliated with Vladimir Putin, while establishment opposition parties will support stability. Regardless, these elections will be significant in understanding the future of the long term, but little understood system of Vladimir Putin’s that has been in place for sixteen years. There are indicators suggesting that the role of the real opposition, despite its fragmentation, is gradually changing. Considering the delicate socioeconomic situation of the country and the presidential elections which are two years away, this makes for certain indications for the future. Thus what role does the opposition perform in the contemporary Russia? […]

Loreta Graužinienė
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Seimas’ speaker drops plans to go to Baku forum co-hosted by Putin

September 27, 2016 BNS EN 0

Loreta Graužinienė, the speaker of Lithuania’s outgoing parliament, has changed her plans at the last minute and will not attend a Baku forum co-hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Tuesday. […]

Warsaw str. sign in Polish in Vilnius
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Study: Russian propaganda and minority perceptions

September 20, 2016 LT Daily 0

A recently published survey caused a surge of debate on the role of minorities in Lithuania and the implication of the findings to national security, particularly when discussing the Russian and Polish minorities in Lithuania. With Russian propaganda and pro-Kremlin entities and political parties touting issues with Lithuania, US and the West in general, the survey data provides a number of curious insights, Vaidas Saldžiūnas reported in DELFI […]

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Three ways the West can defeat Putin – if it really wants to

June 27, 2016 Dr. Giedrius Cesnakas 0

There are a range of proven tactics that the West could use to destabilise Vladimir Putin‘s regime in Russia but the question is whether Western countries believe such action would lead to a Russia more favourable to Western interests. […]