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Jul 22, 2022 · Russian elite groups are still engaged in overt and covert conflicts, enjoy limited power and authority, disagree over political symbols and historical figures—and are a long way from cohesion. Still, due to Putin’s consolidation of media control, the visibility of elite discord has greatly reduced.
Mar 11, 2022 · Nikolai Patrushev, 70, secretary of Russia’s security council. Igor Sechin, 61, chief executive of Rosneft. Sergei Shoigu, 66, defence minister. In his first years in power, Putin (who was a ...
Oct 19, 2022 · The lack of clear vision of how Russia can win has sparked tectonic shifts among Russian elites, who are now seeking ways to adapt to the deteriorating situation. For the first time ever, we may ...
- Tatiana Stanovaya
May 3, 2023 · This is not just due to natural reasons related to age and health but also because of the way the war has drastically changed the domestic situation in Russia. Putin, who was once a strong leader ...
- Isaac Chotiner
Executive Summary. Russia’s political elite has undergone relatively little change under Vladimir Putin’s rule. Only sixty people have been ranked twentieth or higher at least once between 2000 and 2019 in the annual Nezavisimaya Gazeta list of the most politically-influential Russians. Eighteen people have appeared on every list during ...
Jun 26, 2023 · The abortive military revolt in Russia over the weekend exposed vulnerabilities in Russia’s political system and pushed the Kremlin elite to tighten ranks around President Vladimir Putin ...
Oct 26, 2022 · Abbas Galyamov, a political analyst who has spent time in the Kremlin, argues that in the next few weeks and months the elite, whose members have always trusted Mr Putin’s ability to preserve ...
