This talk looks at how the opposition space in Russia has been impacted by and responded to the war in Ukraine. In particular, this talk analyzes the extent to which the systemic opposition in Russia plays the role of safely channeling criticism versus proselytizing the line given by the government on the war. This talk will also examine how the non-systemic, or real opposition, has publicly reacted to the war, how the public has reacted to the positions taken by the opposition, and how the opposition has been impacted by the war and the positions they have taken on it, with an eye to the implications this has for what role the pre-war opposition in Russia will be able to play going forward.

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