“Restored Sovereignty” as the Basis of National Pride
... sociocultural foundations of sovereignty are hardly relevant, are on the rise. In addition to the outflow of human capital, we should also mention the scale of capital flight from 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 in the President than the political system as a whole. There is a very big difference between trust in a person and trust in an institution. ...
01.08.2018