Political legitimacy has become a scarce resource in Russia and other post-Soviet states. Their capacity to deliver prosperity has suffered from economic crisis, war in Ukraine and confrontation with the West. Will nationalism and repression enable political regimes to survive? This book studies the politics of legitimation in Post-Soviet Eurasia.

List of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgementsNotes on the Contributors1. The Politics of Legitimation in Post-Soviet Eurasia; Martin Brusis2. Comparing Legitimation Strategies in Post-Soviet Countries; Christian von Soest and Julia Grauvogel3. State Capitalism in Eurasia: A Dual-Economy Approach to Central Asia; Joachim Ahrens, Herman W. Hoen, and Martin C. Spechler4. Legitimation and the Party of Power in Kazakhstan; Adele Del Sordi5. Legitimacy and State-Led Economic Policy in Georgia; Christian Timm6. Legitimacy, Accountability and Discretion of the Russian Courts; Alexei Trochev7. Concepts of the Nation and Legitimation in Belarus; Fabian Burkhardt8. State Programs, Institutions and Memory in Russia; Philipp Bürger9. Cynics, Loyalists, and Rebels in Recent Russian Fiction. Literary Scenarios of Legitimation and the Pursuit of 'Sovereign Democracy'; Alfred Sproede, Oleksandr Zabirko10. Comparative Conclusions: Legitimacy and Legitimation in Eurasian Post-Communist States; Leslie HolmesIndex