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2012.
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The massive demonstrations that rocked Russia in the aftermath of the Duma elections of December 4, 2011, surprised everyone, including most Russians. But they shouldn't have. The conditions for such an upheaval have been ripening as a result of the growing power and decrepitude of Putinism. It is likely that popular mobilization will continue, and that the regime's days may be numbered.
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152132
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Vladimir Putin's trademark since taking charge of Russia's government almost two decades ago has been stability. He has achieved much in terms of this master goal, including economic and demographic recovery. But development on the part of Russian society has been juxtaposed with growing rigidity and control-mindedness on the part of the state. The accumulation of economic, social, and foreign-policy problems in recent years naturally raises questions about the sustainability of the current regime. Paradoxically, Putin's personal popularity has not always been matched by confidence in his policies, although the 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine gave that confidence a boost. Another paradox is that Russia bucks the global trend that seemingly links social and economic modernization to political democratization. The essays in this issue that follow will probe dimensions of this knot of puzzles.
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150980
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Although Russia is a contributor to and beneficiary of the current illiberal surge, its causes lie within democratic countries, and solutions must be found at home.
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In Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin’s Russia, Timothy Frye provides an invaluable antidote to the Western preoccupation with the Russian president. Vladimir Putin, he convincingly argues, operates in a political context that constrains his options as he seeks to maintain indispensable elite support and avoid destabilising popular discontent. Understanding that context is critical, and Frye contends that the best way to do so is to look at other so-called ‘personalist autocracies’, such as Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey or Nicolás Maduro’s Venezuela. But Frye overstates his case and errs in dismissing the role Russia’s unique history, geography and culture have played in shaping Russian behaviour and Putin’s choices. Indeed, Putin operates within a political tradition whose core features have endured for centuries across multiple regimes. Contrary to Frye, understanding the historical continuity of the Kremlin’s strategic calculus is essential to making sense of Russia today.
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