Long before the war in Ukraine and associated international sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime faced potential crises in its political and economic systems. To date, however, the Kremlin has failed to address them. Instead, Putin has unleashed a massive propaganda campaign, increased repression at home, and pursued aggression abroad, all while neglecting underlying domestic problems simmering beneath the surface. How the regime responds, or does not respond, to underlying structural challenges will affect Russia’s stability through Putin’s probable election in 2018 and beyond. Nine leading Russian experts examine these issues in a new volume edited by Leon Aron.Download the …read more
Source: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
