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Point of View | | Jadwiga Rogoża

Excess cultural baggage. Social mobilisation in an authoritarian Russia

In contemporary Russia, the traditional socio-political culture has left a legacy of conviction that the political leadership, headed by the president, is the only body empowered to act, capable of making decisions and entitled to make…
Point of View | | Witold Rodkiewicz, Jadwiga Rogoża

Potemkin conservatism An ideological tool of the Kremlin

The dissonance between the conservative slogans and its actual conduct suggest that the Kremlin’s ‘conservative project’ is purely instrumental in nature.
OSW Studies | | Jadwiga Rogoża

Federation without federalism Relations between Moscow and the regions

Moscow’s control over the regions is currently so thorough that it contradicts the formally existing federal form of government in Russia.
OSW Studies | | Jadwiga Rogoża, Agata Wierzbowska-Miazga, Iwona Wiśniewska

A captive island Kaliningrad between Moscow and the EU

The Kaliningrad region can be called a 'captive island', because of its specific geopolitical location - it is part of the Russian legal, political and economic space, yet it is geographically separated from the rest of the Russian…
Point of View | | Jadwiga Rogoża

In Putins Shadow Dmitry Medvedevs presidency

Dmitry Medvedev’s presidency was an experiment carried out by the Russian ruling elite. Even though the new president has been a loyal member of the ruling camp, this decision involved certain risk that the extensive constitutional powers…
Point of View | | Jadwiga Rogoża

The power gained we will never surrender Russian ruling elite versus the succession and economic crisis

Even though the economic crisis proved harmful to the Russian economy and people's living standards, it has nonetheless failed to make the elite revise its policy. Despite some problems, the government has managed to sustain economic and…
OSW Studies | | Jadwiga Rogoża

Putin after re-election The Kremlins policy in Vladimir Putins second term

Vladimir Putin's first term as President was a period of submitting political, regional and economic lobbies to the Kremlin. The actions Putin has taken since being re-elected are aimed at consolidating the Kremlin's control over the…
OSW Studies | | Jadwiga Rogoża, Iwona Wiśniewska

A summary of the politico-economic changes taking place during Vladimir Putins first term of office

The most significant achievement of Vladimir Putin's team over the three years of his term of office is the realisation of legislative changes, which may constitute a base for further - more detailed - political and economic reforms. This…