Leonid Ragozin
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Past articles by Leonid:
Putin’s suicidal gamble
The Kremlin has decided to take the risk of a social backlash to ensure its own survival. → Read More
Nothing could slow inDriver’s rise from Siberian startup to global Uber competitor. Then Russia invaded Ukraine
InDriver's unique haggling feature has seen it expand from its roots in Yakutia to markets around the world. → Read More
Why the prevailing doom and gloom view of Russia is wrong
Russia is more modernised and westernised today than it has ever been in the past 100 years. → Read More
What is Alexey Navalny’s endgame?
And can his political project succeed while the West continues to be openly hostile to Russia? → Read More
Victory Day and Russia's war cult
Why is the Kremlin so obsessed with World War II? → Read More
Putin risks losing Moscow
Russia's revitalised pro-democracy movement is increasingly gaining ground in the Russian capital. → Read More
Is political change in Russia possible?
Putin is losing popularity, but why isn't the opposition gaining ground? → Read More
Why ethnopolitics doesn't work in Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko's electoral failure shows the limits of using ethnonationalism as a political strategy in Ukraine. → Read More
Can Petro Poroshenko win Ukraine's presidential race?
Ukraine's incumbent is lagging behind in polls, but he still has time to manipulate political events to his advantage. → Read More
Why the Russia hysteria in the US is dangerous
The US exaggerating and obsessing about foreign threats seems quite similar to what is happening in Russia. → Read More
How Navalny changed the rules of the game in Russia
Alexei Navalny won't run in the presidential elections, but he managed to dramatically alter Russia's political scene. → Read More
Is Vladimir Putin tired?
Almost four months before the presidential elections, the Russian president still hasn't announced if he will run. → Read More
The Kremlin enjoys watching Ukraine harm itself
Ukraine's decision to restrict the use of minority languages in schools benefits the Kremlin immensely. → Read More
Trump: Putin's best frenemy, part 2
Why were the Russian anti-missile systems silent during the US strikes on al-Shayrat airfield in Syria? → Read More
Russia: The ghost of a terrorised past
The latest bombing in St Petersburg comes after two decades of terrorist attacks in Russia. → Read More
Russia's new European friend
Russia has been financing Europe's far right, which has returned the favour with support for Putin's foreign policies. → Read More
Who is responsible for the MH17 tragedy?
Responsibility for the MH17 tragedy lies with those who fuelled the conflict in Ukraine. → Read More
Ukraine vs Russia: A mafia state's cover-up?
The false ethno-linguistic discourse distracts from the real essence of the Ukrainian conflict. → Read More
Left Behind: Russian prisoners who didn't make the headlines
Despite the recent amnesty, many political prisoners in Russia remain behind bars, waiting for justice. → Read More
Sochi Olympics: One man show?
If Vladimir Putin hoped that hosting the 2014 Olympic Games would invite the world's admiration, he was wrong. → Read More