Russian Democracy in Eclipse

The Limits of Bureaucratic Authoritarianism

Bibliographic Data

ID6287611
AuthorsLilia Shevtsova (corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume15
Issue3
Pages67-77
Publication date2004-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2004.0055
OpenAlexW2056705095
LanguageEN
Citations received7

After a decade of revolutionary changes Russia is returning back toward traditionalism. Vladimir Putin is trying to modernize Russia through forming bureaucratic authoritarian regime. But his authoritarianism is weak being constrained first of all by apparatus, the major gravedigger of all Russian reforms. Russian stability is fragile being based on the presidential ratings and lack of alternative. Russiaâ s economic growth is hardly sustainable when the economy is not diversified. Russian modernization canâ t be achieved without changing the way Russia is being ruled. So far Putin has proved that he is not ready for this task which means that Russia is doomed to face stagnation or crisis. And the goal of Russian liberals to prepare ground for new reformist agenda

Authoritarianism · Bureaucracy · Democracy · Development economics · Economic policy · Economic system · Economics · Face (sociological concept · Modernization theory · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Russian federation · Social science · Sociology · Law · Russia and Soviet political economy

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