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Vladimir Putin

Putin’s Triumph

The recent impressive victory of Vladimir Putin for the presidency of the Russian Federation was expected and it is generally believed that even in a Western type of competitive democratic politics he would have won by a comfortable majority.

N-warning

In the midst of escalating tensions and sabre-rattling rhetoric, a statement by President Vladimir Putin serves as a chilling reminder of the ever-present spectre of nuclear war.

Russian Dissenters

While Russia under the iron grip of Putin did manage to silence Alexander Litvinenko soon (poisoned with radionu- clide polonium-210 whilst in exile in the United Kingdom), it didn’t stop the trail of mysteri- ous deaths of Putin’s critics.

Brave Odyssey

In the shadowy realm of political resistance, Alexei Navalny stood as a beacon of courage, defying the oppressive forces that govern Russia.