Registration REQUIRED by 12pm on April 25, 2025 in order to attend this event.
Please join the Harriman Institute for a lecture by Irina Busygina. Moderated by Elise Giuliano.
In Russia, the last year has seen significant changes in federal-regional power dynamics. While the model of the center-regional relationship as a whole remains unchanged, the war makes adjustments to it which could play an important role in Russia’s political development. In 2024, the Kremlin nominated new faces from the regions to meet the challenge of “integrating the war into the national economy.” Regional politicians who made their way to Moscow are actively building their patronal networks, while in the regions former technocrat governors imitate the style of public politicians. This new young cohort from the regions and in the regions may end up challenging not only Putin’s “old guard” but Putin himself.
