Faced with a severe shortage of soldiers for the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s Russia started recruiting convicted criminals from prisons. A person can be immediately pardoned by the president just for agreeing to fight – and it does not…
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Ukraine stops transit of Russian gas to EU in end of era
Russian gas has stopped flowing to EU states via Ukraine after a five-year deal expired, marking the end of a decades-long arrangement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country would not allow Russia to “earn additional…
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How the Ukraine War could come to an end in 2025
Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent
BBC“I must say that the situation is changing dramatically,” Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, declared at his end-of-year news conference in December. “There is movement along the entire front line. Every…
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The Behavior of Particularistic and Universalistic States — Russia in Global Affairs
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Royce, D.P., 2025. The Behavior of Particularistic and Universalistic States. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 70–99. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-70-99This article proposes a Theory of State Behavior’s Determination by…
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Downward — Russia in Global Affairs
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Lukyanov, F.A., 2025. Downward. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 5–8. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-5-8“Please admit bearer to class—detained by me for going up
the down staircase and subsequent insolence.”
Bel Kaufman, Up…
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I’ve Always Been Amazed by Russia’s Role in World Processes — Russia in Global Affairs
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Emmanuel Todd: I’ve Always Been Amazed by Russia’s Role in World Processes. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 43–50. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-43-50Emmanuel Todd is a French historian and social anthropologist known for…
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Russian Federalism and the Rehabilitation of the Empire — Russia in Global Affairs
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Miller, A.I., 2025. Russian Federalism and the Rehabilitation of the Empire. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 31–42. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-31-42In 2011, Alfred Stepan and Juan Linz, in the book Crafting…
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From War to Commerce and Back — Russia in Global Affairs
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Pankova, L.V. and Gusarova, O.V., 2025. From War to Commerce and Back. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 188–201. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-188-201Main Directions In Space Programs Around the World
Ninety countries were…
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The Future Beyond Tradition and Modernity — Russia in Global Affairs
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Davydov, D.A., 2025. A Narrow Dichotomy: The Future Beyond Tradition and Modernity. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 51–68. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-51-68Discussions of Russia’s future development amid geopolitical…
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To Continue Using Other Means — Russia in Global Affairs
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Silaev, N.Yu., 2025. To Continue Using Other Means. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 144–161. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-144-161Peace plans for the Ukraine conflict have multiplied to such an extent as to become a separate…
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