Calculus of Dissent: How the Kremlin Is Countering Its Rivals
Journal: Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja
Year: 2015

The murder of Boris Nemtsov on 27 February 2015 dealt an enormous blow to the Russian opposition.Regardless of whether the Kremlin was responsible, the assassination marked a turning point in its policy toward its rivals.In essence, the brutal and conspicuous political violence against one of the Kremlin's most visible critics just two days before scheduled major anti-regime rallies was a clear sign that the regime had adopted a strategy for increasing the use of coercion vis--vis organized poli