The transformation of Russia's party system demonstrates a trend towards a decrease in
party competition since the establishment of the party of power, United Russia, which claims …

The reasons for the under-development of the Russian party system remain contested, yet
significant changes took place in the 2000s. The system became more regulated and …

IN THE 1990s, POLITICAL PARTIES IN RUSSIA SUFFERED FROM THEIR
underdevelopment. By contrast, in the 2000s they became major actors in the electoral and …

This article explores the problems facing opposition political parties in Russia. In order to
conceptualize the conditions in which opposition parties operate and which determine the …

The actual role that parties fulfill in the region is hotly debated, however. Some authors
include parties among the chief agents of the transition and consolidation (eg, Ágh, 1998a; …

Party politics in the former Soviet Union is fundamentally different from party politics in
Western democracies in many ways. Since 1991, two crucial aspects of party politics in the …

Russia today represents one of the major examples of the phenomenon of “electoral
authoritarianism” which is characterized by adopting the trappings of democratic institutions …

The level of organizational development achieved by competitive political parties in
Sverdlovsk oblast is higher than in many other regions of Russia. In cross‐regional …

During the 1990s, studies of Russian party politics were largely based on the expectation
that parties would provide the integrative and intermediary functions that political parties …

Author's Note: This article is a revised and expanded version of a lecture delivered at the
Kennan Institute, Washington, DC, 14 December 1998. It was updated to include events …