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CDDRL's Director Michael McFaul explains "who's to blame for Russia"
CDDRL In the News: The Washington Post on March 12, 2007There are many theories trying to explain the backslide of the world's largest country into authoritarianism. Michael McFaul, CDDRL director, cautions that "the structural explanations -- culture, history of communism, oil and gas -- can be easily overplayed, while the actual decisions and mistakes of individual leaders can be forgotten or excused."


