It’s ‘Black August’ in Russia, but Putin is sweeping this summer’s crisis under the rug
- Posted on August 23, 2026
- By CNN
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It’s ‘Black August’ in Russia, but Putin is sweeping this summer’s crisis under the rug
“Black August,” or “the August curse,” has become a sort of journalistic shorthand in Russia for dramatic crises that seem to happen in the last weeks of summer. But amid the uneasy speculation this year, Putin has projected his usual aura of confidence.
