“In the years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, these areas went into decline, and people struggled to find jobs. He co-founded the Cyprus-based Centre for Analysis and Strategies in Europe in 2023 alongside Dmitry Gudkov, one of the leaders of the Russian opposition in exile. “This was actually a fascinating know-how on the part of Putin’s regime because he transformed the lives of – I’d say very impolitely – people [who were] kind of social waste, into a vehicle for economic development.
Author: Ed Scarce
Published at: 2025-08-26 21:04:35
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