Putin, popular protests, and political trajectories in Russia: A comparative perspective

Post-Soviet Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 403-423

  Koesel, Karrie ^a   Bunce, Valerie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; ELECTION; LEADERSHIP; MOBILIZATION; POLITICAL CHANGE; POPULAR PROTEST;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 84870221790     PISSN: 1060586X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1060-586X.28.4.403     Document Type: Article

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