The 10th edition of this go-to-text offers critical discussion of contemporary Russian politics and its fundamental principles. It covers established topics such as executive leadership, parties and elections, and also newer issues of national identity, protest, and Russia and Greater Eurasia. Taking a bottom-up approach, Developments in Russian Politics analyses the political system in which Putin's influence can be understood and covers frequently overlooked topics like informal economy, climate change, and gender. The book is organised around the informal politics of hybrid regimes and authoritarianism and accounts for how Russian history impacts contemporary politics in counterintuitive ways, addressing notions of hybrid warfare, disinformation, and election meddling. The chapters have a modular quality, and are designed to correspond to course teaching. Compiled by an international team of specialists and offering key questions, further reading suggestions and a list of up-to-date repositories of video material, the edition will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students a from across the world.Key features Offers critical discussion of contemporary issues in Russian politics Written by an international team of leading experts All chapters thoroughly revised for coverage of newer developments in national identity, protest, and Russia and Greater Eurasia

Includes chapters by new contributors, as well as chapters on new topics by previous contributors to reflect the changing nature of Russian politics.

Preface - Henry E. Hale, George Washington University, USA; Juliet Johnson, McGill University, Canada; and Tomila Lankina, LSE, UK1. Putin and the Dynamics of Russia's Political System - Henry E. Hale, George Washington University, USA2. Russian Imperial and Soviet History - Kristy Ironside, McGill University, Canada3. How Russia's Past Influences Current Politics - Tomila V. Lankina, LSE, UK4. Nationalism, Identity, and the Russia-Ukraine War - Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, King's College London, UK5. Russia's Gendered Politics - Valerie Sperling, Clark University, USA6. Russia's Economic Policies - Juliet Johnson, McGill University, Canada7. Russia's Informal Economy - Yoshiko M. Herrera, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; and Evgeniya Mitrokhina, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA8. Formal Institutions of Government - Grigorii V. Golosov, European University at Saint Petersburg, Russia9. Authoritarian Mechanics - David Szakonyi, George Washington University, USA10. Federalism and Centre-Periphery Relations - Vladimir Gel'man, European University at Saint Petersburg, Russia11. Chechnya - Marat Iliyasov, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA12. Inequality and Marginalized Groups - Jeremy Morris, Aarhus University, Denmark13. Protest and Civil Society - Katerina Tertytchnaya, University College London, UK14. Climate Change - Debra Javeline, University of Notre Dame, USA15. Russia's Invasion and Ukraine's Resistance - Maria Popova, McGill University, Canada; and Oxana Shevel, Tufts University, USA16. Russian Foreign Policy - Kathryn Stoner, Stanford University, USA