Repression and autocracy as Russia heads into State Duma elections

Zusammenfassung: Russia is experiencing a wave of state repression ahead of parliamentary elections on 19 September 2021. The crackdown is unusually harsh and broad, extending into pre­viously unaffected areas and increasingly penetrating the private sphere of Russian citizens. For years the Russian state had largely relied on the so-called “power verti­cal” and on controlling the information space through propaganda and marginalisation of independent media. The political leadership, so it would appear, no longer regards such measures as sufficient to secure its power and is increasingly resorting to repression. The upshot is a further hardening of autocracy. Even German NGOs are experiencing growing pressure from the Russian state. This trend cannot be expected to slow, still less reverse in the foreseeable future

Object Details

• Alternative title: Russland vor der Wahl zur Staatsduma
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (6 Seiten)
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: "English version of SWP-Aktuell 46/2021"

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: SWP comment ; 2021, no. 40 (June 2021) ; SWP comment ; 2021, no. 40 (June 2021)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik
• Keyword: Innenpolitik ; Abstimmung ; Wahl ; Parlament ; Politischer Konflikt ; Opposition ; Zivilgesellschaft ; Herrschaftssystem

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin
• (who): SWP
• (when): [June 2021]
• Creator: Fischer, Sabine
• Contributor: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Further information

• DOI: 10.18449/2021C40
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023062209330423749687
• Rights: Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:51 PM CET