The Russian president has held on to the government with a strong fist and a creative media presence, but a storm is brewing.
https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/russia-putin-power-losing-some-its-shine
Russia should be counted among the European colonial empires—and as the only one left standing. That’s the key to comprehending its future.
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/06/29/russia-last-colonial-empire/
https://jamestown.org/program/patriotism-military-uniform/
https://jamestown.org/program/baltic-standoff-highlights-cold-war-lite-russia-nato/
http://www.ng.ru/politics/2017-06-29/3_7018_obmen.html
https://lenta.ru/articles/2017/06/29/sanctionseu/
https://www.gazeta.ru/business/2017/06/29/10754069.shtml
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3338416
http://www.levada.ru/2017/06/29/iyunskie-rejtingi-odobreniya-i-doveriya-7/
http://www.ng.ru/editorial/2017-06-29/2_7018_red.html