Where is Russia Headed? An Uncertain Prognosis

Twenty years ago, there was a more thoroughgoing political pluralism in Russia than there is today. In some respects, the forms of democracy-including party consolidation-have been enhanced, but they have…

Why are the unfree regimes of the former Soviet world proving so durable? A lack of ideology and—perhaps surprisingly—a degree of openness are proving to be not so much problems…

There is a future for democracy in Russia, but it may have to wait until the people begin to feel the problems created by the current system.