Kremlin will count on Russian protests fading

Opposition leader Alexey Navalny is in jail but supporters have taken the contest into the streets

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In this article

  • State response
  • 'Putin's palace'
  • Relatively moderate police action
  • State vs Navalny
  • Limits to popularity
  • Managing the problem
  • Jailing Navalny
  • Corruption and poverty
  • Election context

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