CIVIC LANE Russia’s remaining openly anti-war political space is shrinking further before September’s parliamentary elections. Yabloko has been barred from the ballot, while senior party figure Lev Shlosberg received an 11-year prison sentence for anti-war statements and posts. The Kremlin argues such cases involve violations of wartime laws, while human-rights groups describe them as political repression. The crackdown raises fundamental questions about political pluralism during wartime. It therefore offers a discussion angle that extends beyond Russi