LEADER 04732oam 2200541 c 450 001 9910974778903321 005 20260102090118.0 010 $a3-8382-7050-9 024 3 $a9783838270500 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6803225 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6803225 035 $a(CKB)19410480100041 035 $a(OCoLC)1285784790 035 $a(ibidem)9783838270500 035 $a(EXLCZ)9919410480100041 100 $a20260102d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcz#---auuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Putin Predicament $eProblems of Legitimacy and Succession in Russia /$fBo Petersson, J. Paul Goode, Andreas Umland 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHannover$cibidem$d2021 215 $a1 online resource (231 pages) 225 0 $aSoviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society$v237 311 08$aPrint version: Petersson, Bo The Putin Predicament Berlin : Ibidem Verlag,c2021 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- I Introduction -- The ratings problem -- Main material -- Delimitations -- Transliteration of Russian words and names -- II Theoretical Points of Orientation -- Political succession -- Legitimacy -- Legitimacy in non-democratic states -- Charisma and routinization -- Legitimacy and political myth -- III Legitimizing Putin -- The 2011-2012 legitimation crisis -- Re-legitimization: Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea -- Strength and stability -- The great power myth -- Getting out of troubles: the smuta myth -- D ynamic interplay: the phoenix myth -- The bulwark and its champion -- The man of action -- Great communicator, benevolent ruler -- Putin the populist -- Putin the common Russian -- IV Legitimacy through Othering -- Othering and Russia -- Relations with the United States -- Dealing with Trump -- Enter Joe Biden -- No more the underdog -- Paradigm shift and saber-rattling -- V Challenges from Within -- Electoral authoritarianism in Russia -- The presidential elections of 2018 -- The Navalny challenge -- Medvedev's downfall -- Navalny vs. Putin -- The fall guy function -- Stability and order -- The good tsar -- VI Challenge from Without -- The corona crisis: devolving power -- Entering center stage-and exiting again -- The Sputnik V vaccine -- Faring better than the West? -- Skewing the statistics -- The pandemic and the image -- VII The Succession Issue -- Looking to the East? -- Guarantor of the constitution? -- Successions in the Russian post-Soviet past -- Post-Soviet precedents -- Postponing the succession: the constitutional reform -- VIII Conclusion -- References -- Index. 330 $aUsing the Russian president?s major public addresses as the main source, Bo Petersson analyzes the legitimization strategies employed during Vladimir Putin?s third and fourth terms in office. The argument is that these strategies have rested on Putin?s highly personalized blend of strongman-image projection and presentation as the embodiment of Russia?s great power myth. Putin appears as the only credible guarantor against renewed weakness, political chaos, and interference from abroad?in particular from the US. After a first deep crisis of legitimacy manifested itself by the massive protests in 2011?2012, the annexation of Crimea led to a lengthy boost in Putin?s popularity figures. The book discusses how the Crimea effect is, by 2021, trailing off and Putin?s charismatic authority is increasingly questioned by opposition from Alexei Navalny, the effects of unpopular reforms, and poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, Russia is bound to head for a succession crisis as the legitimacy of the political system continues to be built on Putin?s projected personal characteristics and?now apparently waning?charisma, and since no potential heir apparent has been allowed on center stage. The constitutional reform of summer 2020 made it possible in theory for Putin to continue as president until 2036. Yet, this change did not address the Russian political system?s fundamental future leadership dilemma. 410 0$aSoviet and post-Soviet politics and society ;$v237. 606 $aPolitical Myth 606 $aPutin 606 $aRussia 615 4$aPolitical Myth 615 4$aPutin 615 4$aRussia 676 $a947.086 700 $aPetersson$b Bo$4aut$01629067 702 $aGoode$b J. Paul$4aui 702 $aUmland$b Andreas$4edt 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910974778903321 996 $aThe Putin predicament$93966567 997 $aUNINA