POLITICS● LOWOct 1 · Oct 1, 2026, 8:55 PM
How Vyacheslav Volodin secured a record third term as speaker of Russia’s State Duma — and why Putin keeps him there
Meduza [en] · eastern europe
Newly elected State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin opened the new parliament’s first session with some advice for lawmakers:
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