It’s a nation with a booming economy and a widely popular leader. But not everyone is pleased with the leadership of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and a number of his opponents — including chess champion Garry Kasparov — were arrested over the weekend while protesting his leadership. We’ll look at how Russians are responding to those arrests and what they might mean for upcoming parliamentary elections.

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  • Andrew Kuchins Senior Fellow and Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies

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