Original title: Občanský politický aktivismus v Rusku
Translated title: Grassroots political activism in Russia
Authors: Chervotkina, Yulia ; Svoboda, Karel (advisor) ; David, Maxine (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2023
Language: eng
Abstract: Russian protests of 2011-2012 revitalised the country's political life. Hoping for a change, citizens were looking for opposition leaders to represent them in their dialogue with the authorities. However, the opposition failed to maintain its support and attract new followers over time, and this paper analyses why it happened. To answer the question, we analysed the long-term consequences of state-organised repression and institutionalisation. Our results showed that repression is not the only reason for the loss of support of the opposition. Limited radicalisation, premature institutionalisation, and disconnection of the opposition from civil society played a vital role in this process. Even though these were the main characteristics of the For Fair Elections movent, this research argues that the Russian opposition did not outgrow them ten years later. Keywords: Russia, protests, political opposition, repression, civil society
Keywords: civil society; political opposition; protests; repression; Russia; občanská společnost; politická opozice; protesty; represe; Rusko

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/179166

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