REES Alumnus and current OSGA DPhil candidate George Hajipavli has written an article Why Putin is the product of Russian democracy for 'New Eastern Europe' magazine.
George writes "as we find ourselves less than two months away from the Russian presidential election, this analysis offers a timely and direct rebuttal that Putin’s downfall will arise from Russia’s democratisation. Instead, Russian democracy enabled Putin’s climb to power in the first place, while his protracted popularity constitutes a core factor that enables his regime to propagate at present."
You can access the article here.
