In this issue of the series of programmes “The Collapse of the Empire,” we talk about the systemic problems that exist in the Russian Empire. Which, despite its monolithicity, is fragile. Yuriy Syrotyuk’s interviewee is Yuriy Oliynyk, head of research programmes of the non-governmental analytical centre “Ukrainian Studies of Strategic Studies”:
УССДThe fragility of the empire: What will lead to a drawn victory in the elections – Y.Syrotyuk, Y.Oliynyk
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