Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Abstract; Part I The Background and Emergence of the Siloviki War; Chapter 2 Origins of the Cherkesov-Zolotov and Sechin Groupings, and of the Fierce Rivalries Between Silovik Groups; Abstract; Part II The Intense Years of the Silovik War, 2004-2007; Chapter 3 Putin's Re-election in March 2004 and the Murder of Tsepov in September; the Sechinites' All-Out Assault on Cherkesov and His Group; Abstract; Chapter 4 A Summary of the Argument to Date and of How It Will Develop Regarding Events in 2005-2010; Abstract
Chapter 5 Spring 2005: The Case of the Smuggled Chinese Goods Rocks the FSS and PatrushevAbstract; Chapter 6 November 2005-Early 2006: Putin's Succession-Related Moves; Silovik War Heats Up; the Sechinites Groom Their Own Presidential Candidate, Ustinov; Abstract; Chapter 7 May-June 2006: A Fight for the Customs Service-Full-Scale War Between the Silovik Clans; the Fall of Ustinov-A Triumph for the Cherkesovites; Abstract; Chapter 8 November 2006: The Tide Turns Against the Cherkesov-Zolotov Group as the Succession Struggle Heats Up; Abstract
Chapter 9 2007: Putin Tells the Sechinites He Favours Naryshkin for the Presidency June-September 2007-New Sechinite Offensive Rocks the Cherkesovites; Abstract; Chapter 10 October 2007: Cherkesov Makes His Last Stand-Putin's Minimal Aid Masks His Incipient Abandonment of His Longstanding Associate; Abstract; Chapter 11 How the War Had Evolved by Mid-October 2007: Putin's MO During the Crisis; November 2007-Sechinites Sense Betrayal and Raise the Stakes; Abstract; Chapter 12 Late 2007: Difficulty Choosing a Successor-Medvedev Chosen at the Last Minute; Abstract
Part III The Silovik War Winds Down-Aftermath and ConclusionsChapter 13 2007-2008: War Fades, Tandem Forms, Cherkesov Clan Dissolves, Sechinites Decline; Putin Generates New Factional Wars-General Procuracy vs the Investigations Committee of the Procuracy (ICP), Medvedev vs Sechin; Abstract; Chapter 14 2008-2011: The Different Fates of the Cherkesov and Sechin Groups; Abstract; Part IV Russian Politics in 2012-2017 and Some General Conclusions; Chapter 15 Conclusion; Abstract; Appendix: Notes on Key Players; Glossary; Index
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The book is a case study of Putin's use of the tactics of divide and rule in relation to, particularly, the hard-line elements among his supporters. It illustrates Putin's methods of staying in power vis-à-vis groups that might put too much pressure on him, or who might even try to oust him. The project also suggests that Putin's survival tactics have brought Russia to a deeply corrupt, state-dominated form of authoritarianism, which lacks deep institutional roots and will probably lead in due course to some form of state collapse. This work will appeal to a wide audience including political scientists, academics, graduate students, and everyone who is interested in contemporary Russian politics.
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Russia's domestic security wars.
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Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich,1952-Political and social views.
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