Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Regions Calling, your guide to developments beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times.
In June, we dedicated one of our editions to Altai, a Siberian republic of 221,500 people that witnessed a rare protest against a Kremlin-backed local government reform.
Though the republic’s government passed the controversial law just days after 4,000 residents rallied in the capital Gorno-Altaysk, the standoff was far from over.
This week, we are zooming back in on Altai to see how this vast but sparsely populated republic continues its struggle against Moscow despite growing pressure.
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