Weak strongman : the limits of power in Putin's Russia /
Limits of power in Putin's Russia
Timothy Frye
- xxi, 271 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-252) and index.
Information Warrior -- Putinology and Exceptional Russia -- The Autocrat's Dilemmas -- Better to Be Feared and Loved : President Putin's Popularity -- The Surprising Importance of Russia's Manipulated Elections -- Neither as Strong nor as Weak as It Looks : Russia's Economy -- Hitting Them with Carrots : The Role of Repression -- Mysterious Ways : Media Manipulation at Home -- Great Power Posing : Russian Foreign Policy -- Why Russia Hacks : Digital Persuasion and Coercion Abroad -- The Death of Expertise?