The tenth edition of Developments in Russian Politics offers critical discussion of contemporary Russian politics and its fundamental principles and covers established topics such as executive leadership, parties and elections as well as newer issues of national identity, protest, and Russia and Greater Eurasia.

List of Contributors  vii
Preface / Henry E. Hale, Juliet Johnson, and Tomila V. Lankina  xi
1. Putin and the Dynamics of Russia’s Political System / Henry E. Hale  1
2. Russian and Soviet History / Kristy Ironside  19
3. How Russia’s Past Influences Current Politics / Tomila V. Lankina  47
4. Nationalism, Identity, and the Russia-Ukraine War / Gulnaz Sharafutdinova  69
5. Russia’s Gendered Politics / Valerie Sperling  87
6. Russia’s Informal Economy / Yoshiko M. Herrera and Evgeniya Mitrokhina  127
8. Formal Institutions of Governance / Grigorii V. Golosov  143
9. Authoritarian Mechanics / David Szakonyi  161
10. Federalism and Centre-Periphery Relations / Vladimir Gel’man 181
11. Chechnya / Mart Iliyasov  199
12. Inequality and Marginalized Groups / Jeremy Morris  219
13. Protest and Civil Society / Katerina Tertytchnaya  235
14. Climate Change / Debra Javeline  253
15. Russia’s Invasion and Ukraine’s Resistance / Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel  267
16. Russian Foreign Policy / Kathryn Stoner  293
Notes  315
References  317
Index  343
 

Henry E. Hale is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The George Washington University.

Juliet Johnson is Professor of Political Science at McGill University.

Tomila V. Lankina is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.