02190nam a22003378a 4500001001600000003000700016005001700023006001900040007001500059008004100074020002600115020002900141020003000170040002400200050002700224082001600251100002800267245014900295264005200444300005900496336002600555337002600581338003600607500007300643520095400716700003101670700002601701776003501727856007101762999001901833CR9780511809200UkCbUP20180107143415.0m|||||o||d||||||||cr||||||||||||101018s2011||||enk     s     ||1 0|eng|d  a9780511809200 (ebook)  z9781107009523 (hardback)  z9780521224185 (paperback)  aUkCbUPcUkCbUPerda00aDK510.763 b.R662 201100a947.0862221 aRose, Richard,eauthor.10aPopular Support for an Undemocratic Regime :bThe Changing Views of Russians / [electronic resource]cRichard Rose, William Mishler, Neil Munro. 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2011.  a1 online resource (214 pages) :bdigital, PDF file(s).  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).  aTo survive, all forms of government require popular support, whether voluntary or involuntary. Following the collapse of the Soviet system, Russia's rulers took steps toward democracy, yet under Vladimir Putin Russia has become increasingly undemocratic. This book uses a unique source of evidence, eighteen surveys of Russian public opinion from the first month of the new regime in 1992 up to 2009, to track the changing views of Russians. Clearly presented and sophisticated figures and tables show how political support has increased because of a sense of resignation that is even stronger than the unstable benefits of exporting oil and gas. Whilst comparative analyses of surveys on other continents show that Russia's elite is not alone in being able to mobilize popular support for an undemocratic regime, Russia provides an outstanding caution that popular support can grow when governors reject democracy and create an undemocratic regime.1 aMishler, William,eauthor.1 aMunro, Neil,eauthor.08iPrint version: z978110700952340uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511809200zCambridge Books Online  c236670d236670