Who Rules Russia? Citizens, the State, and the Struggle for Russia

What is the foundation of Putin’s power—one of the most discussed questions of the last two decades among political scientists, sociologists, economists, and journalists. The book by political scientists Sam Green and Graham Robertson aims to find an answer not in the abstract, but in practice. Dozens of interviews with ordinary Russians, studying the results of public opinion surveys, observing different groups on social media, and analyzing data about the composition and activity of protest groups—these methods helped the authors understand who is actually a supporter of Putin, and to draw a paradoxical conclusion: this support isn’t as reliable as people think, and at any moment it can end.