National Pride as Mediator of Trust in President (Case of Russia)
Journal: The Journal of Political Theory Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics Politeia
Year: 2023

How do leaders of non-democratic states retain support of the population? One of the most popular explanations in the modern Political Science suggests that people in non-democratic countries vote for incumbents and generally have a positive attitude towards them, because the latter possess maximum access to resources that can potentially be directed to improve the lives of the people. However, such an explanatory model leaves out the expressive component of political behavior. Meanwhile, citize