Valdai Club

Sergey Ryazantsev

Lila Roldán Vázquez

Kirill Rogov

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy

Olga Rebro

Flemming Rose

Michael Rubin

Naysan Rafati

Mikhail Rykhtik

Thomas Remington

USA

Goodrich C. White Professor of Political Science, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Materials

‘Mobilizing’, ‘Populist’, ‘Rebellious’: Valdai Experts Assess Trump’s Inauguration Speech

Donald Trump’s inauguration speech on January 20, 2017 sent shockwaves across the whole American political spectrum and caused powerful repercussions internationally. In a series of interviews with valdaiclub.com, the Valdai Club experts shared their impressions of the speech.

New Phenomenon in Russia’s Political Life

Vladimir Putin created the Popular Front as a reserve capacity for the electoral cycle – parliamentary and presidential elections. If United Russia undergoes a major transformation, which is possible, then we might see the Popular Front becoming the basis for some new governing party.

Waves of Protests in Russia and the Soviet Union

The contemporary protest movement is far less tied to the political personas of particular leaders than past movements. There is no common platform or organization for this opposition movement, a fact which reduces the danger that it will be captured by demagogues but which also makes it difficult for it to enter into dialogue with the authorities.