Weak Strongman : The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia, Hardcover by Frye, Ti...

Description: Weak Strongman : The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia, Hardcover by Frye, Timothy, ISBN 0691212465, ISBN-13 9780691212463, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK

Looking beyond Putin to understand how todays Russia actually works

Media and public discussion tends to understand Russian politics as a direct reflection of Vladimir Putins seeming omnipotence or Russias unique history and culture. Yet Russia is remarkably similar to other autocracies—and recognizing this illuminates the inherent limits to Putins power. Weak Strongman challenges the conventional wisdom about Putins Russia, highlighting the difficult trade-offs that confront the Kremlin on issues ranging from election fraud and repression to propaganda and foreign policy.

Drawing on three decades of his own on-the-ground experience and research as well as insights from a new generation of social scientists that have received little attention outside academia, Timothy Frye reveals how much we overlook about todays Russia when we focus solely on Putin or Russian exceptionalism. Frye brings a new understanding to a host of crucial questions: How popular is Putin? Is Russian propaganda effective? Why are relations with the West so fraught? Can Russian cyber warriors really swing foreign elections? In answering these and other questions, Frye offers a highly accessible reassessment of Russian politics that highlights the challenges of governing Russia and the nature of modern autocracy.

Rich in personal anecdotes and cutting-edge social science, Weak Strongman offers the best evidence available about how Russia actually works.

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