Russian Neo-patrimonialism and Putin’s ‘Cultural Turn’

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Abstract

Russian politics has been characterised by increasing cultural and political conservatism since Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency. This article argues that Putin’s turn to cultural conservatism is a reaction to a crisis in Russia’s neo-patrimonial system. The article presents a model of neo-patrimonialism and argues that the turn to cultural conservatism under Putin is only a partial solution to the problems of neo-patrimonialism in Russia. This is because the turn towards cultural conservatism does not define any internal transformational tasks for Putin to fulfil.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)348-366
Number of pages19
JournalEurope - Asia Studies
Volume69
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Feb 2017

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