The Russian State in the Time of Putin

Bibliographic Data

ID6357829
AuthorsGerald M Easter (Boston College, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume24
Issue3
Pages199-230
Publication date2008-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePost-Soviet Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1060-586X • E-ISSN: 1938-2855
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2747/1060-586x.24.3.199
OpenAlexW2086334569
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited51

As Putin's second term ends, the tone of Western opinion toward the president has turned increasingly rancorous. Those who feel embittered by the emergence of semi-authoritarianism and crony capitalism out of the communist collapse might consider blaming the theory as well as the man. This article characterizes the post-communist Russian state and Putin's legacy as state builder. Drawing on the Russian studies literature, the article looks at the underlying mechanisms that have long shaped state—society relations in Russia. Using the concept of power resources as an analytical tool, the article attempts to illuminate these mechanisms and, in so doing, examines what is new and what is familiar in the post-communist Russian state

Authoritarianism · Capitalism · Communism · Democracy · Literature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · State (computer science · State capitalism · Tone (literature · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Russia and Soviet political economy

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