
In Moscow's Shadows 99: All Hail the Tsar? Why Putinism has suffered from becoming monarchical
In Moscow's Shadows
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Putin's Legitimation Through Historical Succession
Last year real wages fell by 1% but that frankly masks a wider problem. The overwhelming majority of Russian households now have no savings. There are some serious issues with everything from the housing market to access to personal credit. All of these things are really having an impact on people's day to day lives. They're overall sense of optimism towards the future and that is at the absolute heart of how technocratic legitimacy works.
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