This article investigates the determinants and consequences of manipulating COVID-19
statistics in an authoritarian federation using the Russian case. It abandons the …

The contributions to this special issue interrogate and revise how social scientists, and in
particular political scientists, study the Russian Federation and the independent states that …

When President Putin over the years repeatedly raged and ranted about how Russia had
been deceived by the West over NATO's eastward expansion, how Ukraine's rightful …

This article analyses the changing sources of President Vladimir Putin's legitimacy during
his quarter century at the apex of power in Russia. To reveal the shifting underpinnings of …

This article is aimed at transdisciplinary (critical International Relations, visual anthropology,
and existential philosophy) analysis of Russian gendered nationalism and masculine …

In modernity, responsibilization has become a tool for addressing public issues in citizens'
access to public goods, including the sphere of environmental protection. In Russia, having …

Over the past 15 years, the relationship between illiberal European actors and Russia has
become increasingly intertwined. Russia has cultivated these relationships, viewing illiberal …

Vladimir Putin's power position has long been sustained by the successful communication of
major political myths and his acclaimed role in them. This chapter discusses such myths to …

Scholarly analysis has been divided as to whether Putinism is a coherent ideology. With the
decision to invade Ukraine, this question requires reexamination. This article interprets the …

This article offers a comparative analysis of post-Soviet leaders' new year addresses to the
nation. As highly prominent, programmatic speeches, such texts provide a unique and …