Nikolay Petrov

Former  Scholar-in-Residence
Society and Regions Program
Moscow Center
Nikolay Petrov was the chair of the Carnegie Moscow Center’s Society and Regions Program. Until 2006, he also worked at the Institute of Geography at the Russian Academy of Sciences, where he started to work in 1982.
Languages
  • English
  • Russian
Contact Information

Latest Analysis

    • Commentary

    The Children of Stalin

    • September 01, 2009
    • the Moscow Times

    Stalin’s growing popularity in Russia is less a function of an organized state propaganda effort to promote him than it is a result of the government’s lack of interest in setting the historical record straight on Stalin. Attention is increasingly focused on the greatness of the country and its achievements under Stalin’s rule.

    • Commentary

    The Medvedev Show

    • August 18, 2009
    • The Moscow Times

    From Putin’s staged call-in show to Medvedev’s "citizens vs. officials" program, Russia’s virtual politics provides only the illusion of government transparency and improvement.

    • Commentary

    A Russian Federation Without Federalism

    • August 04, 2009
    • The Moscow Times

    Federal and regional authorities in Russia are abusing new amendments to the federal law on local government to centralize power and dismantle whatever still remains of the separation of powers.

    • Commentary

    Kadyrov Nears Abkhaz-Like Independence

    • July 21, 2009
    • The Moscow Times

    Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s consolidation or power, and Moscow’s pre-occupation with Russia’s economic and political crisis will force the Kremlin to reconsider Putin’s policy of appeasing Chechnya.

    • Commentary

    The People Want Direct Elections

    • July 07, 2009
    • The Moscow Times

    A recent poll showing that 60 percent of Russians support the return of direct elections for regional governors, indicates a growing realization that the authorities are in no condition to fulfill their obligations.

    • Commentary

    The Party That Can't Command 3 Chickens

    • June 23, 2009
    • The Moscow Times

    Bashkortostan President Rakhimov's public attack on United Russia's centralization of power strengthened him politically and demonstrated the political savvy of the older cadre of Russian governors.

    • Commentary

    Pikalyovo 2009

    • June 11, 2009
    • The Moscow Times

    The federal highway occupation by workers in the small town of Pikalyovo illustrates both the fact that the Russian people have no way to communicate with their government and that the government's only method of resolving problems is through Putin's direct intervention.

    • Commentary

    For Whom the Kremlin Bell Tolls

    • May 26, 2009
    • The Moscow Times

    Newly-released survey results show that Russians are holding regional leaders, rather than the federal government, responsible for the economic crisis in their regions. But federal authorities won't be able to get away with this forever.

    • Commentary

    The Kremlin's New Man in the Far East

    • May 12, 2009
    • The Moscow Times

    By appointing Khabarovsk Governor Viktor Ishayev as the presidential envoy to the Far East Federal District the Kremlin is establishing a powerful and competent government lobbyist for the interests of the Far East.

    • Commentary

    The Kremlin's Sochi Project

    • April 29, 2009
    • The Moscow Times

    The mayoral campaign in Sochi illustrates the Kremlins desire to demonstrate a more liberal approach to domestic politics while also emphasizing the extent of its political control.

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