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Published
Princeton University Press, July 2021
ISBN
9780691212463
Format
Hardcover, 288 pages
Dimensions
23.5cm × 15.6cm

Weak Strongman The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia by

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Looking beyond Putin to understand how today's Russia actually works

Media 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 other autocracies-and recognizing this illuminates the inherent limits to

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