gelman cliques trappings enlisting favorable partially drift legislature coalitions enforcing consolidated weakness 2010s comparative imposing informal maintenance rulers adopting essentially rescued authoritarianism revival vladimir implement socialist 2000s theoretical

represents systematically characterized analyzing putin authoritarian mechanisms 1991 russias elites thanks electoral affected reforms aimed combination troubled capacity presenting parties presented moves elections maintaining goals factors likely perspectives

attempts phenomenon basic regime 1990s achieve countrys answer examples able rules risks collapse non conditions given russia russian institutions creating individual changes democratic union changing course growth successful