Weak strongman : the limits of power in Putin's Russia / Timothy Frye.
Weak strongman : the limits of power in Putin's Russia / Timothy Frye.
Weak strongman : the limits of power in Putin's Russia / Timothy Frye.
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
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G 2021/1816
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English
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ix, 269 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Preface -- Information Warrior -- Putinology and Exceptional Russia -- The Autocrat's Dilemmas -- Better to Be Feared and Loved: President Putin's Popularity -- The Surprising Importance of Russia's Manipulated Elections -- Neither as Strong nor as Weak as It Looks: Russia's Economy -- Hitting Them...
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
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New Jersey
Date Published
[2021]
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"Media and public discussion tends to understand Russian politics as a direct reflection of Vladimir Putin's seeming omnipotence or Russia's unique history and culture. Yet Russia is remarkably similar to other autocracies-and recognizing this illuminates the inherent limits to Putin's power. Weak Strongman challenges the conventional wisdom about...
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Weak strongman : the limits of power in Putin's Russia / Timothy Frye.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/1816
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74VKaazZJqx3
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0691212465
9780691212463
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947.0862092
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991024420911902626
