Paul Goble’s 50 Windows on Eurasia / April 13, 2026
1. Even Before Becoming Veterans, Russian Soldiers Increasingly Engage in Violent Crimes against Civilians, ‘Vot-Tak’ Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/03/even-before-becoming-veterans-russian.html
2. Turkmenistan Announces Plans to Build Its Own Patrol Boats for Caspian Duty
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3. Putin’s War in Ukraine has “Killed” TV Because Moscow’s Inability to Win has Undermined Russians’ Trust in It, ‘Re-Russia’ Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/putins-war-in-ukraine-has-killed-tv.html
4. Kremlin Reducing Support for Population Groups which Can’t Provide Workers or Soldiers More than for Those who Can, Orekh Says
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5. Kremlin Plans to Declare Memorial Extremist ‘Part of General Trend’ to Crush All Independent Groups and Normalize Repression, Cherkasov Says
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6. ‘Tatar Lobby’ in Moscow Plays Key Role Now and Could Play Larger One in the Future, Three Experts Say
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7. Russia’s Universities Now Forced to Provide Students with Knowledge Its Secondary Schools Should Have But Don’t, Patrushev Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/russias-universities-now-forced-to.html
8. Moscow Unprepared for Oil Spills along Northern Sea Route, Bellona Foundation Warns
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9. Despite Shortage of Police, Samara Oblast Creates Special Militia Department to Investigate Crimes against Veterans of Putin’s War in Ukraine
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/despite-shortage-of-police-samara.html
10. In Some Federal Subjects, More than Half of Candidates in United Russia Primaries for Duma Seats are Veterans of Putin’s War in Ukraine, ‘Novaya Gazeta Europe’ Reports
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11. More than 23,000 People Evacuated from War Zone in Ukraine Four Years Ago Remain in Temporary Housing in Russia windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/more-than-23000-people-evacuated-from.html
12. Half of All Kazakhstan Residents Get Their News from Kazakh Language Sources, with Third a Using Both Kazakh and Russian Outlets, and Only a Fifth Russian Ones Alone, ‘Demoscope’ Poll Shows
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/half-of-all-kazakhstan-residents-get.html
13. Russian Humor Today is Eroding the Legitimacy of the Putin Regime, Arkhipova Says
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/russian-humor-today-is-eroding.html
14. Despite High Oil Prices, Russia Now Faces a Situation Even Worse than the USSR Did Before Its End, Kazakh Portal Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/despite-high-oil-prices-russia-now.html
15. Civic Identity More Common in Bi-National Republics than in Others in North Caucasus, Poll Shows
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/civic-identity-more-common-in-bi.html
16. With Discovery of New Lithium Deposits Last Year, Russia Assured of Resource Independence, Moscow Says
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17. Russian Jailors Follow Jailed to Fight in Ukraine but Also Leave Jobs Because of Low Pay and Poor Working Conditions, Leaving Penitentiary System with Severe Shortage of Guards
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/russian-jailors-follow-jailed-to-fight.html
18. Lukashenka Loves Being Called a Dictator but Hates Being Laughed At, Khalip Says
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/lukashenka-loves-being-called-dictator.html
19. Putin Using Talks to Extend the War But They’re ‘Nonetheless Generating Expectations’ for Change in Russia, Morozov Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/putin-using-talks-to-extend-war-but.html
20. Putin’s Destructive ‘Deathonomics’ Doomed to Failure, Lea and Taskin Argue
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/putins-destructive-deathonomics-doomed.html
21. FSB Increasing Its Role in Russian Life in 2026 Far Faster than Ever Before, ‘Agents’ Media Says
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/fsb-increasing-its-role-in-russian-life.html
22. Putin’s Efforts to Dismantle Internet Designed to Prevent Formation of Horizontal Ties among Russians, Martynov Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/putins-efforts-to-dismantle-internet.html
23. Regions with Greatest Budget Problems No Longer Dying Rural Areas but Industrially Developed Ones as Result of Moscow’s Tax Policies, Grozovsky Says
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/regions-with-greatest-budget-problems.html
24. For Demographic, Business and Financial Reasons, Average Age of Job Seekers in Russia Rising Fast and May Hit 50 by 2030, Russian Experts Say
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/for-demographic-business-and-financial.html
25. Regionalism in Russia Need Not Be Ethnically Based or Secessionist, Shtepa Says
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/regionalism-in-russia-need-not-be.html
26. Rising Hidden Unemployment Hitting Russia’s Industrial Regions Harder than Its More Agrarian Ones, Yakimov Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/rising-hidden-unemployment-hitting.html
27. Afghan Migrant Workers Could Threaten Russia Just as They have Threatened Iran, Shustov Says
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/afghan-migrant-workers-could-threaten.html
28. Caspian Littoral Countries Expanding Dredging in Response to Rapidly Falling Water Levels
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/caspian-littoral-countries-expanding.html
29. Over Last Decade, FSB has been Building Regional Headquarters in Cities Across Russia, ‘Komi Daily’ Reports
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/over-last-decade-fsb-has-been-building.html
30. Lifting Sanctions on Belarus for Release of Prisoners Alone Resembles FRG-GDR Deals during Cold War and is Helping Keep Lukashenka’s Regime Alive, Bialiatski Says
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/lifting-sanctions-on-belarus-for.html
31. Majority of New Russian Museums on Putin’s War in Ukraine Directed at Young People, ‘Vot-Tak’ Reports
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/majority-of-new-russian-museums-on.html
32. Water Levels in Lake Issyk-Kul, Jewel of ‘Water-Surplus’ Kyrgyzstan, Continue to Fall, Threatening Human Use of Northern Shore windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/water-levels-in-lake-issyk-kul-jewel-of.html
33. Rising Utility Bills Hitting Some Russian Federal Subjects Ten Times as Much as Others
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34. Some Belarusian Leaders Wanted Kaliningrad to Be Part of Their Republic but Stalin Ensured It Became Part of Russia, Dmitriyev Says
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/some-belarusian-leaders-wanted.html
35. Komis Declining in Number but Increasing Share of Their Republic’s Population
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/komis-declining-in-number-but.html
36. Moscow Faces Serious Problems in Using Drones Compensate for Lack of Transportation Infrastructure in Siberia and Far East windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/moscow-faces-serious-problems-in-using.html
37. Kazakhstan to Modernize and Expand Highway Network to Support Domestic and International Trade
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38. Gorbachev Wanted to Block Denunciation of Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact’s Secret Protocols, Tsipko Says New Memoir Shows windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/gorbachev-wanted-to-block-denunciation.html
39. Interest in Rare Earths Transforming Central Asia and South Caucasus from Periphery to Center of International System windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/interest-in-rare-earths-transforming.html
40. Ever More Russia’s Federal Subjects Imposing Fines on Firms that Don’t Hire Enough Veterans of Putin’s War
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/ever-more-russias-federal-subjects.html
41. Vilnius Stepping Up Pressure on Russian Orthodox Church There, Moscow Commentator Says
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/vilnius-stepping-up-pressure-on-russian.html
42. With 11 Percent of Its Cargo Cars at Risk of Falling Apart, Russian Rail an Accident Waiting to Happen
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/with-11-percent-of-its-cargo-cars-at.html
43. Moscow’s Difficulties in Defining Who is ‘a People of Russia’ Intensifying Conflicts among Russia’s Parties as Duma Elections Approach
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/moscows-difficulties-in-defining-who-is.html
44. To Punish Yerevan, Moscow Should Tighten Control Over or Even Expel Armenians from Russia, Some Russian Commentators Suggest
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/to-punish-yerevan-moscow-should-tighten.html
45. Moscow’s Naming Memorial an Extremist Organization ‘Direct Result’ of Putin’s Declining Poll Numbers, Davidis Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/moscows-naming-memorial-extremist.html
46. Unlike in Soviet Times, Siberian River Diversion Now More a Political Slogan than a Scientifically Grounded Project,’ Puzanov Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/unlike-in-soviet-times-siberian-river.html
47. Post-Soviet States Engaged in Building Nation States Not in Ethnic Nation Building, Iskandaryan Says
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48. Moscow’s Declaration of Ichkeria a ‘Terrorist Organization’ Reflects Its Continuing Important and Likely Presages New Russian Moves Against Those who Support It
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/moscows-declaration-of-ichkeria.html
49. Since 2022, Russian Authorities have Forced Removal of At Least 600 Books from Stores, ‘The Insider’ Reports
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/since-2022-russian-authorities-have.html
50. Majority of Treason Cases in Russia Result of Provocations by FSB or Other Intelligence Agencies, ‘First Department’ Expert Says windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/04/majority-of-treason-cases-in-russia.html
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