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Yevgeny Minchenko
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President and Chief Executive Officer of MINCHENKO CONSULTING Communication Group 

Evgeny Minchenko has been in the business of policy analysis, political consulting and public relations since 1993. He founded and was the First Chairman of the Government Relations Committee under the auspices of the Russian Public Relations Association (2003), and since 2015 he is the Chairman of the Political Consulting Committee of the Association. He is a member of the National Academy of Social Expertise in Russia, Board Member of the Russian Association of Political Consultants, and a member of the International Association of Political Consultants. He is a co-author of the Governors’ Political Survival Rating in the Russian Federation, an author of over 100 publications on political consulting and lobbyism, and the creator of Politburo 2.0 analytical model of social interactions and decision-making among the Russian elites.

He is also the author of three books: How to Become and Remain a Governor (2001); The Art of Political Consulting and Campaign Management: Experience of Russian Political Consultants (2005); and How to Win Elections in the United States, the Great Britain and the European Union: a Campaign Management Analysis (2015).
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Caucasus Region: Assessment of Political Risks
The political life in post-Soviet states arouses interest of the Russian public almost exclusively in crisis moments. The run-of-the-mill political life in the former USSR republics can be envisioned either as something identical to the Russian reality or as something exotic and outlandish.
10.09.2015
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Regional Elections in Russia: Interesting, Even Without Credible Opposition
The election campaign in Crimea will be relatively uneventful, because Putin’s approval ratings there are sky-high. But it will be interesting to see how many seats the Rodina (Motherland) Party wins.
19.08.2014
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United Russia Convention as a Group Psychotherapy Session
In the context of the ongoing political game, all unpopular decisions will be ascribed primarily to Medvedev, followed by United Russia. Medvedev’s behavior is marked by inertia. All he’s doing now is playing a behind-the-scenes game to stay on as prime minister.
04.10.2013
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Volodin Answers Questions about the Recent Elections by Opposition Members at the Valdai Club
Vyacheslav Volodin, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office, spoke at a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club and answered questions by members of the opposition about the “municipal filter” and transparency at the recent elections
19.09.2013
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Do We Need a Municipal Filter?
Last year, the ruling party surreptitiously helped most of its rivals to collect signatures of municipal deputies. This created a situation in practically all regions where the serving heads lacked real rivals because they collected the signatures only for those who suited them in the capacity of rivals.
08.08.2013
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Open Government in Russia: A Promising Project or Just Another 'Bubble'?
Dmitry Medvedev’s persistently diminishing authority and, therefore, the projects he supervises become less effective. This is what prompted Putin’s decision to cancel the accession to the Open Government Partnership planned for 2013. Putin is actually relying on the American model, with the president as an absolute leader of the executive power, including the government.
30.05.2013
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Will the Popular Front Become the Ruling Party in Russia?
The Popular Front’s influence on the Russian political system will be limited to the Duma passing a law to allow blocs to take part in parliamentary elections. But this move entails a serious risk – patriotic blocs may emerge in the regions and win the elections, leaving behind both the front and United Russia.
11.04.2013
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Valdai Club Experts About Boris Berezovsky: Pure Evil or a True Patriot?
A grey cardinal, a con artist, fortune’s darling, the face of the era – Russian and foreign experts agree on one thing: the late Boris Berezovsky was an extraordinary and at the same time contradictory man.
28.03.2013
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Valdai Club Experts Discuss Russian-Venezuelan Relations After Chavez
Russia’s positions in Venezuela will weaken in the long term, but considering that energy and arms cooperation will benefit both Russia and Venezuela, it will continue in the next few years. Even if the opposition comes to power, all the arms that have been supplied so far won’t be dumped – they will have to be used and serviced.
07.03.2013
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Politburo 2.0 Before the Elite Reshuffle
The formation of the Big Government (that includes the government as such and the presidential executive office) around Putin with duplicate functions and diverse staff (both in terms of professionalism and clan representation) has increased Putin’s personal influence on the one hand but slowed down the adoption of strategic decisions and reduced their quality, on the other.
30.01.2013
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