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Is modern Russia fascist?
Historian and political theorist Roger Griffin on the Putin regime, the hallmarks of fascism and the perils of dwelling on ‘taxonomy’
‘A kind of schizophrenia’
How Russia’s parties have been campaigning for this weekend’s elections when all the real issues are off-limits
‘A chance to vote for peace, freedom, and a life without fear’
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Squeezing the elites
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Will it be different this time?
Inna Bondarenko watches as a new Russian opposition party is born in exile
Honoured guest, unwanted visitor
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Russian lawmakers advance bill to punish citizens abroad for acting ‘against Russia’s interests’
‘There’s simply no other way’
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Kaliningrad man convicted over anti-war posts says he was denied asylum request after swimming to Lithuania
Widow of general whose brigade is accused of Bucha atrocities set to join Russia’s Federation Council
St. Petersburg woman fined 150,000 rubles for protesting friend’s disappearance in suspected ‘honour killing’
Far-right activists break up erotic party at St. Petersburg yoga studio
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