“Restored Sovereignty” as the Basis of National Pride

... Russia and the very modest results of the “de-offshorization” policy of the economy, which also raises questions about legitimacy and state sovereignty. Third, in the sociocultural sense, presidential elections in Russia are more about showing trust ... ... trust in an institution. While trust in the President is very high in Russia, generalized trust (trust at the level of civil society) and institutional trust (trust in other political institutes) is practically absent. For example, trust in the government ...