Center for Security Studies

Conservative Counterrevolution: Evidence of Russia’s Strength or Weakness?

Conservative Counterrevolution: Evidence of Russia’s Strength or Weakness?

Author(s): Jadwiga Rogoza
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 154
Pages: 2-5
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2014

Following the annexation of Crimea, the Russian authorities seem stronger than ever. Putin’s popular support has skyrocketed, his opponents have been dispersed or silenced, and his iron-fist policies meet hardly any resistance. This article assesses what cost Russia will likely pay for the Kremlin’s political 'stability' and geopolitical successes.

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