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The Kremlin complex:
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strengths and weaknesses of the Putin regime
“Russia is never as strong as she looks, nor as weak as she looks.” This old adage underscores the Russian state’s ambiguous and opaque nature. A conflicting combination of strengths and weaknesses makes Russia difficult to comprehend not only in the West, but also within the country. The difficulties of “reading” Russia are not a new problem for the West, but its relevance today has grown due to Russia’s integration into the global economy, the emerging crises in the developed democracies, and the Russian leadership’s drive to gain geopolitical influence.
What is to be done?
To answer this question, the Institute of Modern Russia has launched a new research dedicated to examining the strengths and weaknesses of the Putin regime and identifying myths and misconceptions about Russia in the Western public discourse. By unearthing the root contradictions, we hope to develop practical recommendations for Western policymakers, experts, and Russia observers at large. The first report in the series focuses on the Kremlin’s information strategies to promote the Sputnik V vaccine.
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Russia under Putin
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What the last 20 years look like for the country
Vladimir Putin has been ruling Russia for more than 20 years. During this time he has created a sustainable authoritarian system, a targeted repression apparatus, and a powerful propaganda machine—all of which allow him to compete with relative success both inside Russia and abroad. To mark this grim milestone, IMR launched “Russia under Putin” project to take a bird’s-eye view of the last two decades, focusing on social and political developments that are often found beyond the narratives related to Putin.
The project is organized in two parts. The first part is a series of three reports dedicated to Russian civil society forces that operate under authoritarian conditions—protest movement, civil society organizations, and independent media. The second part is a timeline that retraces key events that have defined Russia’s political agenda over the last 20 years.
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imrussia.org
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Since 2011, the Institute of Modern Russia has been developing its analytical online publication imrussia.org, featuring original, high-quality content in both English and Russian. The goal of the publication is to guide our audience (policymakers, pundits, journalists, scholars, and other Russia observers) through the intricate ways of Russian politics, to debunk major stereotypes, and to dismantle myths created by Kremlin propaganda. We seek to establish a genuine platform for discourse that can bring the Russian and Western worlds together, engage them in a dialogue, and promote mutual understanding.
