Medvedev and the Governors

Author(s): Darrell Slider
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 86
Pages: 2-4
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute of History, University of Basel
Publication Year: 2010

Medvedev's removal of important governors, culminating with Moscow's Yuri Luzhkov, marks a departure from the more incumbent-friendly policies of Putin. This new cadre policy suggests a confidence that Moscow can pick regional leaders that will be just as effective as their predecessors. However, the new leaders are managers rather than politicians and it remains unclear that they will have the necessary skills to deal with the challenges they face.

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