Dreams Of A Strong Welfare State: What Unites Russia's Pro-Kremlin And Pro-Communist Voters

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Nearly 30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation ranks as the largest opposition threat to Russia's ruling United Russia party, according to opinion polls. But desire for a robust welfare state characterizes supporters of both sides. We spoke with a Cossack ataman in Krasnodar Krai and two working women in Ufa, Bashkortostan.