The latest episode of Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertys, the Power Vertical Podcast explores The Kremlins Strangest Policy Balloon Russian Constitutional Court Chairman Valery Zorkins recent article praising the institution of serfdom and critiquing its abolition in 1861 raised more than a few eyebrows... And articles like this dont appear in the governments official newspaper by accident. They are usually meant to send some kind of message to the elite. Moreover, in recent years, Zorkin has sometimes acted as a pamphleteer for the Kremlin who telegraphs an emerging policy line... So what was the real message of this strange and controversial article and what does it portend? This weeks Power Vertical Podcast examines Zorkins message and take a closer look at Russias increasingly conservative ideology and political climate. Joining the podcasts host Brian Whitmore are co-host Mark Galeotti, a professor at New York University, and Sean Guillory of the University of Pittsburghs Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies. Listen to podcast here: rferl.org/content/podcast-the-kremlins-strangest-policy-balloon/26619490.html
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 20:58:54 +0000
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