2016 in Review: Russian Domestic Politics
Journal: Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja
Year: 2016

On 1 st December, Vladimir Putin delivered the annual presidential "state-of-the-nation" address to the Federal Assembly.His address provided an overview of developments in Russia during 2016, broken down into four sections-ideology and domestic politics, health and social policy, economy and science and foreign affairs.The address was a tour d' horizon, which touched on all areas, while carefully omitting a range of relevant problems.Politically, the speech focused solely on an appeal to nation