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Russi An Analysis Of Putin's Political Culture

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Dissimilar to countries such as Great Britain, which have experienced both changes in government as well as in its political culture, Russia has remained stagnant. Political culture is a set of attitudes, beliefs, and sentiments held by the people which “shape a population’s political perceptions and actions” (sym); political culture “is a reflection of a government, but it also incorporates elements of history and tradition” (sparknotes). As “Russian history and Soviet reality both conspire against restructuring,” (cont and change) political culture has remained unchanged and Russia persists in being the same country it was a century ago, just with a different name. The inability of Russia to change its current regime and adopt a more democratic system can also be traced back to its political culture: “the people themselves are “co-conspirators” in the rejection of democratic values and practices… [and] …show more content…

Putin, well aware of Russian political culture, has been able to maintain power through furthering the dependent relationship between the people and the government as well as through excessive propaganda portraying himself as the Russian protector. Among Russians, Putin is viewed as a “strong leader who has turned a chaotic situation of the 1990s into one of order, security, and prosperity” (Comp. Pol). Many Russians have come to associate a democratic leader, like Boris Yeltsin, with weakness: Yeltsin, to a certain extent, was a puppet for the United States ,sdsdws……. Also, the Russian people’s intense attachment to security and order—over liberty and freedom—is not conducive with democracy (Comp. Pol). As long as the political culture of a strong autocratic leader persists, Russia will be unable to form a democratic institution, which permits freedoms such as free speech and fair

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