Why Russia's Authoritarian Regime Continues to Enjoy Public Support

Tags Global EconomyWar and Foreign Policy

06/10/2022Paul Tolmachev

Narrator:

Vladimir Putin (not unlike President George W. Bush) has led his country into a destructive war, yet the Russian political leadership enjoys wide public support.

Original Article: "Why Russia's Authoritarian Regime Continues to Enjoy Public Support"

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Author:

Paul Tolmachev

The Russian-born Tolmachev is portfolio manager at BlackRock (London, UK) with $500 million in personally managed assets. He also is a visiting scholar at the Stanford Institute of Economic Policy Research, where he researches institutional and political economy.