Russian Analytical Digest No. 60: Political Trends in Russia

The Russian Analytical Digest (RAD) is a bi-weekly internet publication jointly produced by the Research Centre for East European Studies [Forschungsstelle Osteuropa] at the University of Bremen and the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich). It is supported by the German Association for East European Studies (DGO).

The Digest draws from contributions to the German-language Russlandanalysen, the CSS analytical network Russian and Eurasian Security Network (RES) and the Russian Regional Report.

The Russian Analytical Digest covers political, economic and social developments in Russia and its regions, and looks at Russia 's role in international relations.

Editors: Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines and Hans-Henning Schröder

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19 May 2009
This issue of the Russian Analytical Digest analyzes political developments in Russia. Specifically, it considers ways in which Russia’s liberal opposition could come to power and discusses the growing social unrest in the country. Additionally, this issue examines the aggressive racist sub-culture as well as the anti-Western views of Aleksandr Dugin, a prominent advocate of fascism in Russia.
by Robert W Orttung, Tomila Lankina, Alexey Savrasov, Andreas Umland