Tag Archives: PARNAS

The Headless Horseman

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

It has become conventional wisdom that the Russian opposition has no plan. So much conventional it appears that recently this claim was repeated by the star of the French cinema and newly-minted Russian citizen Gérard Depardieu, someone who can’t be … Continue reading →

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Party Crashers

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

(This piece originally appeared on Russia Beyond the Headlines) The refusal by the Russian Ministry of Justice to register an opposition People’s Freedom Party, known as PARNAS, didn’t come as a surprise.  Everyone, including the party’s four co-chairmen – Mikhail Kasyanov, … Continue reading →

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