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Putin’s gamble poses a quandary for anyone who hopes Russia will return to the path of dignity and liberty it embarked upon in August 1991

Challenge is to find a middle ground between hubris and resignation

Activists seek to initiate political and social change by personal and deeply moral effort fuelled from within

The thousands of middle-class protesters are not quite a full-fledged political opposition yet. They are a civil rights movement

Despite sanctions, Russia’s strategy will continue to be shaped by the domestic political needs of the government