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IP Journal – Kadri Liik

Kadri Liik
Kadri Liik @KadriLiik on Twitter
Senior Policy Fellow

30 March 2021

Russia is a top-down country. Any meaningful attempts for democratization or liberalization have always started from above and then made use of the pressure from below.

There are homegrown democrats in Russia who do not automatically sympathize with the West, explains Kadri Liik in her article.

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