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Vladimir Putin
February 20, 2014
Julia Ioffe
The Kremlin, the Russian Liberals, and the West All See What They Want to See in Ukraine
February 18, 2014
Julia Ioffe
What's Happening in Kiev Right Now Is Vladimir Putin's Worst Nightmare
February 10, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
Q&A: Barney Frank Lets Loose on Putin, Silicon Valley, and Obama Haters
February 6, 2014
The New Republic Staff
What Is Vladimir Putin Staring at in Sochi?
January 31, 2014
Julia Ioffe
A Week Before the Olympics, the Kremlin is Attacking Russia's Last Independent TV Channel
Putin taketh away
December 20, 2013
Julia Ioffe
The Khodorkovsky Case: Putin Giveth and Putin Taketh Away
Why Putin freed Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and why now
December 20, 2013
Eleanor Margolis
Obama's Olympic Message to Putin: We're Here, We're Queer
December 3, 2013
Julia Ioffe
Russia's Liberals Are Watching Ukraine's Revolution Very Closely—And So Is Putin
November 30, 2013
Sam Kleiner
It's Easier than Ever to Charge Someone with Piracy
It's Not Just Vladimir Putin: Governments Around the World Are Making it Easier to Jail Someone as a Pirate
September 30, 2013
Julia Ioffe
What Really Scares Vladimir Putin the Most
September 29, 2013
Julia Ioffe
This Syria Resolution Is As Good As It Gets
And we won't get another one
September 23, 2013
Cameron Abadi
The Machiavellian Genius of Angela Merkel
September 20, 2013
Julia Ioffe
Putin Wonders, Why Do Gays Have All the Luck?
September 11, 2013
John B. Judis
Obama Steps Back from the Syria Brink
A few lucky breaks led to a different speech than we expected
September 10, 2013
Julia Ioffe
The Syria Solution: Obama Got Played by Putin and Assad
September 3, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
Obama's Russia Reset Failed, But His Critics Don't Have Any Better Ideas
August 30, 2013
Julia Ioffe
Putin's Support for Assad is Just Words
August 21, 2013
Julia Ioffe
This Video Proves That Trolling Russia Is Better Than Boycotting It
August 14, 2013
The New Republic Staff
Nine Pictures of Russians Protesting for Gay Rights
August 14, 2013
Julia Ioffe
Eight Horrific and Uplifting Stories About Being Gay in the New Russia

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