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GARRY KASPAROV, former chess champion, on court proceedings after he was sentenced to five days in jail. Kasparov had been arrested after attempting to lead an unauthorized march against Russian President Vladimir Putin...
...elephant in the room, however, may be Gorbachev’s stance toward the increasing authoritarianism of Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Despite his role in hastening the collapse of the Soviet Union and bringing democracy to Russia, Gorbachev has emerged as a sometimes-ambivalent supporter of Putin’s largely successful effort in recent years to tighten his grip over Russian politics and assert his power on the global stage. The pro-Putin United Russia party is expected to win by a wide margin on Sunday, in large part because opposition parties have been prevented from participating in the election...
Lecturer on Government Dmitry P. Gorenburg, who specializes in Russian politics, speculated that Gorbachev continues to support Putin because he seems to have raised Russia’s status among nations during a time of oil-driven economic growth...
Government and Russian Studies Professor Timothy J. Colton echoed that view, saying that Gorbachev’s political views will likely matter more to Americans than Russians...