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Putin, Unlimited? Challenges to Russia’s Political Regime in 2020 and Beyond
Mon, December 14th, 2020
Live Online
In 2020, Russians voted to reset the clock on presidential terms, making it possible for Vladimir Putin to rule until 2036. Together with stricter legislation on protests and “foreign agents,” and the adoption of a new law guaranteeing immunity from prosecution for former presidents, this resetting of the clock seemed to have created a secure safety net for Putin. Yet increased activity by civil society, cracks showing in the so-called Putin majority, and protests both within the country and in neighboring Belarus cast doubt on the durability of Putin’s system. Denis Volkov and Andrei Kolesnikov’s latest research analyzes the risks to that authoritarian regime.
- What are the challenges to Putin’s system?
- How stable is the Putin majority? What do the domestic protests mean?
- What signals do the protests in Belarus send to Russia’s elites and civil society?
- What impact will the attempted assassination of Alexei Navalny have?
A panel of experts addressed these questions and much more.
This is a joint event organized by Carnegie Moscow Center and the Embassy of Finland in Russia, with opening remarks from Ambassador Antti Helanterä.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Andrei Kolesnikov
Former Senior Fellow, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center
Kolesnikov was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center.
Kadri Liik
Sergei Medvedev
historian and political scientist, author of “The Return of the Russian Leviathan”
Arkady Moshes
director of the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia program at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Denis Volkov
Director of the Levada Center in Moscow
Denis Volkov is the director of the Levada Center in Moscow.