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Articles by Ilya Shepelin

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Putin: The Man With All the Answers

Putin's annual call-in show is meant to show everyday Russians that there is no problem in the country that escapes his all-encompassing vision.
opinion Ilya Shepelin

The Kremlin Is Working Overtime to Promote the New Constitution — Just Not the 'Putin Forever' Part

What should have been a triumphant usurpation of power has turned instead into a timid attempt to write the onerous terms of a contract in letters so small...
opinion Ilya Shepelin

How Kremlin Propaganda Destroyed Russian Healthcare

Russian physicians are quitting en masse while receiving only empty sympathy from state media.
opinion Ilya Shepelin

Russia’s 'Special Path' Won’t Protect it From the Coronavirus

Logic dictates that the pandemic will soon overwhelm Russia too.

Москвичи не поверили в ложь Кремля, но власть может править и без их поддержки

У Кремля получается показывать свою поддержку только с экранов телевизоров.
opinion Ilya Shepelin

Muscovites Did Not Buy the Kremlin’s Lies, But Putin Can Rule Without Their Support

The only real victory in politics is when power changes hands. That did not happen in this case, but protestors did achieve a victory of sorts.

Сериал “Чернобыль” заставил Кремль стыдиться

События, связанные с Чернобылем, в праздник не превратятся никогда. А если из них не...
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Putin’s Media Struggle to Deal With HBO’s Chernobyl

The fact that an American, not a Russian, TV channel told the story about our own heroes is a source of shame for pro-Kremlin media.

Я знаю, что такое работа в медиа Алишера Усманова

Массовая отставка всего политического отдела Коммерсанта не должна вызывать удивления...
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I Know What It's Like to Work for Alisher Usmanov's Media

The mass resignation of Kommersant’s entire political desk should come as no surprise.