(Russian Analytical Digest) This issue provides a broad overview of Russian politics and society in the run-up to the 2021 parliamentary elections, which are scheduled for September. In eleven shorter contributions, international experts on Russia discuss domestic and foreign affairs as well as the economy. The focus of most of them is on attempts of the Russian leadership to deal with growing discontent among the population. This includes the regime’s quest for legitimacy as well as repression and strategies to manipulate the actual election process. Individual contributions also discuss the implications for foreign policy and economic development. The contributions are published in alphabetical order of authors.
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Contents
Fighting for Discursive Hegemony: The Kremlin’s Foundation Is Shaking By Mario Baumann
Foolproofing Putinism, or Why Mikhail Mishustin Might Be One of the Most Ambitious Prime Ministers in Recent Russian History By Fabian Burkhardt
Fear and Loathing in Russia: Repressions as a Tool of Kremlin’s Rule By Vladimir Gel’man
Elections 2021: Tense Atmosphere, Likely Regime Victory, and Uncertain Policy Outcomes By Boris Ginzburg and Alexander Libman
Before the Duma Elections, Russia is Moving Forward with E-Voting. Why, and With What Potential Consequences? By Stas Gorelik
Will Putin’s Regime Survive? By Andreas Heinemann-Grüder
Strategies for Russia: Avoiding a New Cold War By David Lane
Citizen versus Strongman: Revival, Social Class, and Social Decay in Russia’s Autocracy By Tomila Lankina
The Economic Consequences of Autocracy By Michael Rochlitz
Preparing for the Parliamentary Elections of 2021 By Andrei Semenov
Information Wars, Opposition Coordination, and Russia’s 2021 Duma Election By Regina Smyth
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