Russia 2025: Scenarios for the Russian Future

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-17
Forty Years in the Desert: The Political Cycles of Post-Soviet Transition....Pages 18-45
After Bolotnaia: Defining a ‘New Normal’ in Russian Public Politics....Pages 46-66
Four Russias: Human Potential and Social Differentiation of Russian Regions and Cities....Pages 67-85
Russia’s Population until 2025....Pages 86-105
Government Interference: An Institutional Trap....Pages 106-124
Russian Regime Dynamics through 2025: Comparative Thinking about the Future....Pages 125-142
Regime Changes in Russia: Trajectories of Political Evolution....Pages 143-160
Frameworks of Political System Development....Pages 161-180
From a Federation of Corporations to a Federation of Regions....Pages 181-201
Becoming Modern Russian Style....Pages 202-219
The Kremlin Turns Ideological: Where This New Direction Could Lead....Pages 220-239
The World after Democracy Won....Pages 240-255
Russia and the World: The Path to 2025....Pages 256-267
The Stalinization of Putinism: A Doomed Effort....Pages 268-283
Back Matter....Pages 284-290