In the run up to the Duma elections, the Kremlin has introduced laws stepping up the repression of civil society. But the public mood is changing and screw-tightening could lead to a broader mobilisation of regime opponents.
Maria Domańska
Senior fellow at the Warsaw-based Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW). She has a PhD in political science from Warsaw University. Her publications on Russian topics are available on the centre’s website: www.osw.waw.pl.