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Russia protests

Amid evidence of widespread fraud during Russia's 2011 parliamentary elections, thousands took to the streets to protest. The Kremlin has since learned its lesson, say analysts.

Putin’s Russia promises its fairest elections now that it’s largely dismantled the opposition

Global Politics

Russia’s opposition likens itself to Michael Phelps facing an extreme challenge. “If you have a champion swimmer, and you fill up the pool with acid, he won’t be able to swim. But it doesn’t mean he’s a weak swimmer.”

Maria Alyokhina (L) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, members of the punk collective Pussy Riot, listen to a question from the audience during a forum at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, a few days before they made an appearance in Ann Arbor, MI.

Why I love Pussy Riot’s anger

Culture
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