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Kasyanov Fights On…but Who is He?

Kasyanov

Today, minister-cum-democracy activist Mikhail Kasyanov met in Chelyabinsk with supporters of his People's Democratic Union party, part of the Other Russia umbrella movement. They hosted a round table discussion on “The Effects of Political Monopolisation”, it was reported on the Radio Liberty website.

But who is Kasyanov and what does he want? Ill be posting regular thoughts on the man and the wider Russian democracy movement over these days.

 

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Vadim Nikitin

Vadim Nikitin was born in Murmansk, Russia and grew up there and in Britain. He graduated from Harvard University with a thesis on American democracy promotion in Russia. Vadim's articles about Russia have appeared in The Nation, Dissent Magazine, and The Moscow Times. He is currently researching a comparative study of post-Soviet and post-Apartheid nostalgia.
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USSR; US-Russia Relations; Culture and Society; Media; Civil Society; Politics; Espionage; Oligarchs

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