No. 215: Russia before the Presidential Elections 2018

Author(s): Evgenia Olimpieva, Andrei Semenov, Sergei Gogin, Inga Saikkonen
Series Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perović, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Volume: 215
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich; Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO), University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES), George Washington University; Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES), University of Zurich; German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
Publication Year: 2018

In light of Russia’s 18 March presidential election, the four articles in this edition of the RAD look at 1) presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak, including the controversies surrounding her as well as why she could in fact be a strong addition to the country’s opposition ranks; 2) the positions of Russia’s “systemic opposition” presidential candidates on politics, the economy, social policy and foreign policy; 3) the perspectives of Russia’s youth towards individualism, pragmatism, protest and more; and 4) trends in voter turnout and electoral mobilization in Russia’s federal elections.

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