Who Governs?: Russian Regional Elite Selection Pre- and Post-2004

• In Event: Subnational Politics and Identity in the Post-Soviet States

Abstract

We analyze a novel dataset of Russian governors and regional cabinets to test whether the institution of gubernatorial appointments impacted the selection of these elites. It also examines the regional diffusion of the dominant party: United Russia.

Author

• Kathleen Gergely, Indiana U Bloomington