Plotting a future with and without Vladimir Putin. Clockwise from top left: Igor Sechin, Aleksei Chesnakov, Sergei Shoigu, Dmitry Rogozin, Sergei Mironov, and Mikhail Prokhorov
An interesting new species has appeared on the Russian landscape since mass opposition to the system broke out a year and a half ago -- the political entrepreneur. These longtime insiders have been calculating and scrambling to secure a safe landing regardless of how the ongoing political crisis is resolved.
Some are doing so out of cynicism. Some are acting on principle. Most out of some combination of the two.
But playing Russia’s political futures market -- simultaneously preparing for life with and without Vladimir Putin -- is a tricky and perilous game.
In the latest edition of "The Power Vertical Podcast" I discuss Russia’s political entrepreneurs with co-hosts Mark Galeotti, an expert on Russia’s security services at New York University, and Kirill Kobrin of RFE/RL’s Russian Service.
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The Power Vertical Podcast: Russia’s Political Futures Market
