Polina Beliakova – Page 2 – Fletcher Russia and Eurasia Program

By Polina Beliakova, Ph.D. Candidate, The Fletcher School Abstract Civilian control of the military is a fundamental attribute of democracy.

COVID-19 and the Limits of Putin’s Power

By Polina Beliakova, Ph.D. candidate and research fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University

Polina Beliakova, Ph.D. Student, The Fletcher School Last April, I visited Moscow for the first round of fieldwork for my

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trust ratings are at historic lows. So are levels of popular satisfaction with Russian government authorities

By Polina Beliakova and Sam Perlo-Freeman The below excerpt is from the Introduction, and provides an overview of the issues