No Yardstick
Andras Toth-CzifraA newsletter (mostly) about Russia's domestic politics and political economy. Also available at: www.noyardstick.com
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On primaries, veterans in the workforce, fiscal troubles and others
Primaries and care
A report by Novaya Gazeta this month found that 261 participants of the war in Ukraine had registered to stand in the primaries of the ruling United Russia party, out of a total pool of 3,017 registered candidates. Accor...
On livestock protests in Siberia, the pitfalls of the Duma vote and others
Culling protests
The protests and panic in several Siberian regions, primarily Novosibirsk, over the culling of livestock due to a long unspecified disease outbreak over the past weeks again highlight the complex risk environment that the...
On regional budgets, veteran reintegration and others
More on regional budgets
[UPDATE: this post was revised on February 27 using the Treasury’s more granular data]
Regional spending and income figures were released for 2025 in February by Russia’s Treasury (figures are slightly different f...
On the costs of veteran reintegration, regional elections and more
Shifting reintegration costs
The authorities’ ability to absorb war participants returning from Ukraine in a way that will not see them develop into a source of political risk will remain an issue of concern throughout this year – obviousl...
On the municipal reform and war participants, Putin's press conference and others
The municipal reform and its discontents
Nine months after its adoption – and more than four years after its conception – the implementation of the Kremlin’s reform of municipal public administration keeps redrawing the political map of Ru...
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Political and security analyst, FPRI fellow in the Eurasia Program, author of the analytical blog "No Yardstick", contributor to FPRI's Bear Market Brief
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