Is Putin's regime becoming more like Brezhnev's? Some similarities differences

Is Putin's regime becoming more like Brezhnev's? Some similarities differences

On September 24, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made clear that he would run again for the presidency. This news and the speculation leading up to it provoked a rash of comparisons in the Russian media between Putin and Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet leader from 1964 until his death in 1982. Their perso...

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Veröffentlicht in:Demokratizatsiya (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2012-03, Vol.20 (2), p.97-112
1. Verfasser: Reddaway, Peter
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Brezhnev, Leonid
Communism
Corruption
Economic reform
Electioneering
Marxism
Mass Media
Personality
Political campaigns
Political leadership
Politics
Presidents
Prime Ministers
Putin, Vladimir
Russia
Tenure
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Zusammenfassung:On September 24, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made clear that he would run again for the presidency. This news and the speculation leading up to it provoked a rash of comparisons in the Russian media between Putin and Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet leader from 1964 until his death in 1982. Their personalities, methods of rule, and the outcomes of their tenure-or, in Putin's case, predicted outcomes-stood at the center of the analyses. This essay aims to flesh out these comparisons in broad brush-strokes, presenting my own views alongside those of Russian commentators. This comparison is important because it helps to shed light on the future of the Putinist system. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1074-6846
1940-4603