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A Russia without Russians? Putin’s disastrous demographics
Russia Tomorrow August 7, 2024 • 10:00 am ET Print this page A Russia without Russians? Putin’s disastrous demographics By Harley Balzer Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 challenged much of the common Western understanding of Russia. …