The sources of territorial resilience in Putin’s Russia

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ID6357835
AuthorsИрина Бусыгина (0000-0001-9866-9738, Harvard University Press, corresponding author), Irina Busygina (Harvard University)
Year2024
Volume40
Issue4
Pages250-261
Publication date2024-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePost-Soviet Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1060-586X • E-ISSN: 1938-2855
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1060586x.2024.2351781
OpenAlexW4396804156
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited18

This article aims to explain the sources of territorial resilience in Russia. It demonstrates that the basis of territorial resilience is the "power vertical," i.e. the current model of center–regional relations. This model ensures political centralization and, consequently, political uniformity. The model is supported by several formalized institutions, including the selection of governors, the guidance and monitoring of governors by the presidential administration, and the interactions of governors with the United Russia party leadership. In addition, regional governors are included in patronage networks organized around the highest state officials and "state oligarchs." This additional informal subsystem provides center–regional relations with a flexibility that is important for maintaining resilience

Linguistics · Physics · Political science · Resilience (materials science · Russian literature · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Economic and Technological Innovation · Philosophy · Regional resilience and development

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