When Putin won in 2012, Russians took to the streets. Why not this time? | Anastasya Manuilova
Since then, the Russia’s economy has tanked and so has our global reputation, but this week has been surprisingly free of protest
by Anastasya Manuilova
Mar 21, 2018
2 minutes
The Russian presidential election concluded on Sunday with the expected result – for his latest six-year term. Despite this, there are some notable aspects: Putin’s win with 76% share of the vote and a 70% turnout was particularly decisive, and few seem to be disputing these figures – that is, at
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