Understanding Russian Society and Control Mechanisms

Understanding Russian Society and Control Mechanisms
We talk about Putin's Russia and how russians see the world, how russians feel about Ukraine, as well as how putin came to power, how putin became president and how putin treat his soldiers. My guest explains how putin is transforming Russia and the Russian system of government. We also touch on Russian propaganda (also western propaganda about the war in Ukraine and how the media is lying about Ukraine). We talk about the political system inside Russia today, why did putin invade ukraine and Putin's main objective. My guest talks about how regions are dependent on Moscow and Kremlin and how the system is highly centralized. Local governors in Russia are apointed rather than elected, and the Russian elites stay close to Putin's close circle. We talk about Putin's strategy in Ukraine and other problems contemporary Russia races today. One of those is low birth rate in Russia and other problems that Russia faces today. Seven months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia declared a partial mobilization of military reservists, and how it even mobilizes prisoners. The economy is also in decline, and there is a gifting sceme or a rent-seeking behavior, where center controls the budget and businesses are dependent on it.

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My guest is Darrel Slider, the author of many books, including Putin's Russia, an insight into authoritative contemporary Russia. Leading scholars explore the domestic and international problems Russia confronts, including political, economic, societal, and foreign policy issues. The new edition provides an analysis from multiple perspectives on the major challenges facing Russia and Putin’s regime.

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