Although repression against elites is a common occurrence in authoritarian regimes, we know little about which are targeted. This paper uses an original dataset on the prosecution of mayors large Russian cities to examine factors that make elites more likely be arrested. We argue electoral regimes like Russia, regime leaders reluctant arrest popular ocials. Such ocials command political ...

The health crisis that began in early 2020 has generated a large amount of interest the effect COVID-19 on public health. majority this work centered around trying to better understand how virus spreads, where it who is at risk and when, order provide evidence-based guidance public, stop pandemic. Centers for Disease Control continued report largely somber findings; however, there are silver li...