The combination of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, a deepening recession and Vladimir Putin’s moves to transform the political system means that “unlike the rest of the world, Russia may be facing the most serious challenge since the collapse of the Soviet Union,” Vladislav Inozemtsev says.
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Women wearing face masks, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus, walk in front of Moscow's Kazansky railway station on March 20, 2020. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
