Signals of Adaptive Social Readiness as a Cornerstone and a Driving Force of Russian Authoritarianism
Journal: Nowa Polityka Wschodnia
Year: 2019

The aim of this article is to show the relationship between, the features (in cultural, sociological and political science terms) exhibited by contemporary Russian society and the political regime (in holistic terms by J. Linz), that existed in the Russian Federation (in the years 2007–2015). We assume that an evolution from stable contemporary Russian society to amalgams system combining elements of authoritarianism with dictatorship has taken place during this period. We point out the essentia