In Moscow's Shadows Bonus Minipod: Rebel Russia

A mini-episode that paying Patrons heard as part of their Twelve Days of Shadowy Christmas bonuses. Forget the cliché that Russians accept power without protest, I sit down with author and analyst Anna Arutunyan to unpack a more complicated truth from her book Rebel Russia : Russia’s past is full of uprisings and dissent, yet weak social solidarity keeps those bursts of courage from becoming lasting institutions. When no stable forums exist for bargaining between citizens and the state, pressure builds, revolutions erupt, and the reset button gets slammed—often wiping out the very spaces needed for democracy to grow. The book, Rebel Russia: Dissent and Protest from the Tsars to Navalny , was published last year by Polity Press, in both hardback and e-book formats. The podcast's corporate partner and sponsor is Conducttr , which provides software for innovative and immersive crisis exercises in hybrid warfare, counter-terrorism, civil affairs and similar situations. You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows , and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials including the (almost-) weekly Govorit Moskva news briefing right here . Support the show

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In Moscow's Shadows Bonus Minipod: Rebel Russia is an episode from In Moscow's Shadows by Mark Galeotti.

This episode is 27:42 long.

This episode was published on Feb 10, 2026.

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