Why Russia’s ‘strong state’ political system still remains a better option for the country than western-style democracy
Journal: London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Year: 2014

Russia’s political system has often been criticised by commentators and academics who advocate a transition to a more western-style of democracy. Andrei P. Tsygankov argues that while the Russian system under Vladimir Putin undoubtedly requires substantial reforms, the ‘strong state’ model adopted in the country also generates a number of benefits for Russian citizens that have largely been overlooked in the West. He writes that abandoning this model in favour of a western political system would