I have no concept of how much this is being covered in the US, but there's been a lot of voting drama next door in Russia. I've been spending the day reading some articles from The Economist.
This is my favorite: The Long Life of Homo Sovieticus
There's a nice chart and this quote, "The statistics are staggering: one in six businessmen in Russia has been prosecuted for an alleged economic crime over the past decade. Most of the cases have no plaintiff and the number of acquittals is close to zero, according to studies by Russia's Centre of Legal and Economic Research. This means that the vast number of Russian businessmen in jail are victims of corrupt prosecutors, police and courts, which can expropriate a business with impunity."
This is a good one: Russia's Election: Losing Their Grip
And this too: The Cracks Appear
About the North Caucasus region: The Land that Russia Would Like to Forget
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