Regions Calling: How Rare Wartime Protests Changed This Siberian Republic - The Moscow Times

Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to developments from beyond the Russian capital by The Moscow Times.

This week, we are zooming in on the Siberian republic of Altai to explore how life there has changed one year since historic protests against a Kremlin-backed local government reform.

But first, the latest news:

One Year Since Historic Protests, Altai’s Future Is in Jeopardy

Russia’s republic of Altai, a mountainous Siberian region the size of Portugal with just 210,000 inhabitants, made headlines last June when it was rocked by protests against a municipal self-governance reform.