First the Reshuffle, Then the Kremlin Vote

First the Reshuffle, Then the Kremlin Vote By Nikolai Petrov Published: September 14, 2011 (Issue # 1674) In a normal democracy, a reshuffling of personnel occurs only after a new administration is voted into office. But in Russia’s “managed democracy,” elections serve more as the final chord in the highly orchestrated show rather than the […]