Andrey Pertsev

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Andrey Pertsev is a journalist with Meduza website.


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Russia’s Local Elections Expose Limits on Kremlin Power

Despite being able to falsify and manipulate results to an unprecedented degree, the Russian authorities do not have total control over elections.

· September 16, 2024
Kremlin Looks to Moscow in Switch to Universal Electronic Voting

By using electronic voting to rig elections on an unprecedented scale, Kremlin officials risk creating a “virtual” political system that could be deeply unstable in times of turbulence.

· July 26, 2024
Russia’s Political Sclerosis Is Creating Regional Fiefdoms

Twenty years ago, the Kremlin broke the power of local elites—but now Putin’s aversion to change means they are making a comeback.

· July 2, 2024
Putin’s Ultraconservative Personnel Policy Is Hamstringing the Power Vertical

There is a growing tumor in the system of personnel appointments that is now affecting the functioning of the Russian state, with some people even having their letters of resignation rejected.

· May 23, 2024
The Arrest of Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Has Broken a Taboo

The ongoing state of war and uncertain future mean that the Russian elites cannot make long-term plans, which encourages them to flout the old rules, live for today, and undertake power moves to score a win against their rivals.

· April 26, 2024
Personnel Stagnation to Splinter Putin Elite With Battle of Lost Generations

Putin is more likely to promote people in their forties than older generations who have been in power for too long and can envisage life without him. But Russia doesn’t have enough young administrators ready to replace those in their sixties.

· April 19, 2024
Russia’s 2024 Election Has Established New Voting Standards

Today’s coerced voters are a world away from the unfortunates who a decade ago were secretly driven to special polling stations. In this month’s presidential election, administrative and corporate mobilization was given pride of place.

· March 21, 2024
Putin’s Social Promises Look Set to Create New Center of Power

Creating a new political post to oversee major social spending plans will cause a shift in the balance of power within Russia’s bureaucracy.

· March 11, 2024
Anti-War Presidential Bid Causes Headache for Kremlin

Even if he is ultimately barred from running, Boris Nadezhdin’s campaign has shown anti-war Russians that they are not alone.

· January 29, 2024
Russia’s Managed Democracy Is Facing a Participation Crisis

The decision by some top-tier politicians to sit out the March presidential election makes it harder for officials to portray Putin’s win as historic.

· January 16, 2024