This book examines the 'preventive counter-revolution, ' a
programme of reforms and repression that transformed the face of
Russian politics during Vladimir Putin's second term as president.
Kremlin propagandists hailed this programme as a defence of
national sovereignty against Western attempts to foment a 'velvet
revolution' in Russia. But this book shows that the Putin regime
was reacting to a real domestic threat: opposition leaders and
youth activists who had begun to employ 'velvet' revolutionary
methods in a campaign to harness popular grievances and to
challenge Putin in the streets and at the ballot box. It traces the
formulation and implementation of the regime's two-track response,
which was based on a careful analysis of the lessons of the recent
'velvet (or coloured ) revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine. The
first track was repressive: the imposition of controls on NGOs,
restrictions on electoral competition, and a crackdown on
opposition demonstrations. The second was the mobilisation of
supporters in 'patriotic' youth organisations that employed both
gang violence and 'velvet' revolutionary techniques. Drawing on a
wide range of Russian-language sources, including opposition
activists' blogs, this book charts the end of Russia's experiment
with liberal democracy and the emergence of a new type of
authoritarian order."
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies |
Release date: |
April 2015 |
First published: |
2012 |
Authors: |
Robert Horvath
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
274 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-81575-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
LSN: |
1-138-81575-6 |
Barcode: |
9781138815759 |
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