Letter From the Editors

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Experts, Officials Reflect on 2022

Duma Moves to Punish Draft Dodgers

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Politics

‘No One Wants to Unify the Russian People – Except for Us’
Putin: Price Caps on Energy Products ‘Remnant of Colonialism’

Our People, Our Land, Our Truth (read this article online for FREE)
Medvedev: Russia Cannot Remain ‘Impartial’ About Fate of Its Own People

On the Importance of Dmitry Medvedev’s New Job
NG: Medvedev’s New Role Could Signal Grooming as Putin’s Successor

Political Parties/Blocs

Yabloko: The Battle of Volgograd Begins
Yabloko Starts Petition Against Renaming Volgograd Back to Stalingrad

Military Affairs

Defense Ministry Announces Plans to Boost Russia’s Military to 1.5 Million

Nikolsky: Defense Ministry Announces Plans to Boost Troops to 1.5 Million, Raise Conscription Age

Public Attitudes

Partial (to) Happiness
Polls Show Russians Increasingly Anxious About Ukraine War, Two Thirds Favor Negotiations

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Central Asia

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Create Regional Union
Kazakh, Uzbek Leaders Announce Plans to Ramp Up Bilateral Trade in Wide-Ranging Talks

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

Alternative History
Kortunov: USSR Was Founded 100 Years Ago – What Would the World Have Looked Like Without It?

Middle East

Syrian Match
Bocharov: Ground Phase of Turkey’s Claw-Sword Stalls as US, Russia, Syria, Iran Fear Chaos