A conversation with me on BR24, the public-service news branch of Bayerischer Rundfunk, Bavaria’s public broadcaster, covering Bavaria, Germany and international affairs. Not exactly an interview - rather an exposition of my views with some direct quotes. НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И (ИЛИ) РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ [ФИО] ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА [ФИО] НОРМА ПРИЗНАНА НЕЗАКОННОЙ РЕШЕНИЕМ ЕСПЧ We talk about the ongoing Russian electoral exercise - a kind of Olympic Games for the administration. In an authoritarian system, they test discipline, mobilise officials, measure obedience, and produce numbers that later acquire administrative meaning -including wartime utility. We also touch upon electoral demographics and the importance of middle-aged women for the preservation of the system's stability and functionality. The article is, naturally, in German and, less commonly, in free access - no paywall this time! https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutschland-welt/russland-vor-duma-wahlen-olympische-spiele-fuer-die-verwaltung,VV0bLCQ