The Meaning of Elections in the Russian Federation

摘要: AbstractThere is extensive literature about the meaning of elections in non-democracies. The attention scholars has to date largely been focused on regime-sustaining and regime-subverting effects non-democracies pseudo-democracies. This article goes beyond these two main trends analyze outcomes Russia's ‘hybrid’ regime. democratic effect frequently turns out be secondary with respect oligarchic or even autocratic outcomes. In present-day conditions, prospects for institution fair are not interests autocracy oligarchy. research examines evolution function post-Soviet Russia. author suggests new functions– stress relief expression public opinion – addition generally accepted typology functions