Do Russians' personal experiences with corruption influence how they evaluate their
political leaders and, if so, in what direction? In addressing this question, we focus …

Though bureaucratic corruption is widespread, social scientists have yet to develop a
comprehensive model predicting ordinary people's engagement in corrupt exchanges with …

This dissertation seeks to explain why anti-corruption measures in Russia have been
unsuccessful so far and to outline what measures must be adopted in order for Russia to …

By almost any numerical measure, Russia enjoys the dubious distinction of being the most
corrupt economic and political system among the major economic powers, consistently …

Corruption has been a serious problem in post-Soviet Russia–though there was also much
more of it in Soviet Russia than is generally realised. This article considers the scale of the …

Most empirical studies of corruption rely on data using perceptions of corruption as a proxy
for actual corruption. While this approach might be appropriate for advanced democracies, it …

Corruption is widespread throughout the former Communist states, and it is particularly
severe and entrenched in Russia. Despite the fact that Russia's contemporary corruption …

Low trust in government and the widespread sense that public institutions are corrupt
appears to be a global phenomenon, and a challenge to effective governance. We use the …

Corruption and Power in Russia is the fourth of a series of reports in the Foreign Policy
Research Institute's Russia Political Economy Project. To learn more about this initiative …

This paper describes the institutions and social norms that have accommodated corruption
in the Russian Federation in the post-transition years. We show how corruption is sustained …