Research group leader @LMU_Muenchen @GSI_Muenchen. Parties and protest across regimes; co-author of book on Navalny https://t.co/2SRXRr4niT
Mar 30, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Russian anonymous opposition movement Vesna („spring“) from St Petersburg has for days been mobilizing for anti-war protests on 2 April in 33 cities. A short thread
Their main demand: Name the actual number of the army‘s losses. This is smart since it sends a clear anti-war message without having to say “war” or the awkward “special military operation”. Also, it’s inclusive: everyone has an interest to know this, regardless of their position
Mar 30, 2021 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Amid worrying news about #Navalny, this new piece by Andrei Semenov and me presents a new data set on N's online supporters: who are they and what do they believe? tandfonline.com/eprint/UNB87AZ… 1/x
The basis is a social media survey (conducted together with Lena Sirotkina) in Navalny's VK groups from eight large cities in early 2018. We asked questions from @levada_ru and @ValuesStudies to compare to general population. General disclaimers on survey biases apply. 2/x