Sign up to receive email newsletters about the
latest research for the topic areas that
interest you.
Advancing Freedom in Russia
Publication Date: November 2007
Publisher(s): Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Steven Groves
Series: Backgrounder
Topic: Government (Foreign relations)
Human rights (Civil and political rights)
Keywords: WorldwideFreedom; Nashi; sovereign democracy; Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Type: Report
Coverage: Russia (Federation)
Abstract:
Individual freedom and human rights have declined sharply in Russia over the past decade and at an accelerated pace under President Vladimir Putin. The United States should attempt to stem this decline by promoting a diverse freedom agenda, strengthening public diplomacy, expanding U.S.-Russia student exchanges, and bolstering democracy-promotion efforts in Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.