Russia's New Authoritarianism and the Post-Soviet Political Ideal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6358261 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Lukin (0000-0003-4753-3210, a Independent Scholar, Moscow, Russia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 66-92 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Post-Soviet Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-586X • E-ISSN: 1938-2855 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2747/1060-586x.24.1.66 |
| OpenAlex | W2080087188 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 8 |
Putin inherited a mixed and unstable political system from Yel'tsin and effectively transformed it into a classic authoritarian regime. Unlike his predecessors, Putin, while in power, not only maintained but increased his popularity. Going beyond the argument that an obedient media is the source of Putin's popularity, this article looks for more fundamental reasons for the current popularity of Putin's authoritarianism. Grounding its argument in data from two Soviet-era studies of émigrés as well as late Soviet and post-Soviet public opinion polls, the article examines Russia's contemporary political culture, in particular the Russian "public political ideal
Argument (complex analysis · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Ideal (ethics · Political culture · Political economy · Political science · Political system · Politics · Popularity · Power (physics · Public opinion · Sociology · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
Linking Public Opinion and Foreign Policy in Russia
The Red Mirror
The Politics of Protest in Hybrid Regimes
Love for the Motherland
Legitimacy and Identity in Russia’s Gubernatorial Elections
Questioning Putin’s Popularity
Misrecognition, ontological security and state foreign policy
How Russians View Electoral Fairness
Russia, the West and the 2007–2008 Electoral Cycle
The Failure of Democratization in Russia
Discourse on democratisation by Russian and Chinese political elites
Russia's Post-Soviet Ideological Terrain
Monumental Politics
The Russian Middle Class as Policy Objective
"Nostalgia as a Feature of "Glocalization
Public and Private Cycles of Socio-Political Life in Putin's Russia
Is Vladimir Putin a strong leader
Anti-regime action and geopolitical polarization
The state, civil society and social rights in contemporary Russia
Theorising resilience
Generational and Geographic Effects on Collective Memory of the USSR
| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |