Weak Strongman : : The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia / / Timothy Frye.
Why we need to look beyond Putin to understand how today's Russia actually worksMedia and public discussion tends to understand Russian politics as a direct reflection of Vladimir Putin's seeming omnipotence or Russia's unique history and culture. Yet Russia is remarkably similar to o...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Weak strongman
- 1 Information Warrior
- 2 Putinology and Exceptional Russia
- 3 The Autocrat’s Dilemmas
- 4 Better to Be Feared and Loved: President Putin’s Popularity
- 5 The Surprising Importance of Russia’s Manipulated Elections
- 6 Neither as Strong nor as Weak as It Looks: Russia’s Economy
- 7 Hitting Them with Carrots: The Role of Repression
- 8 Mysterious Ways: Media Manipulation at Home
- 9 Great Power Posing: Russian Foreign Policy
- 10 Why Russia Hacks: Digital Persuasion and Coercion Abroad
- 11 Conclusion: The Death of Expertise
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- A NOTE ON THE TYPE