Center for European Policy Analysis: Why Russia is So Resilient
December 12, 2025
December 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Dec. 11, 2025:
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Why Russia is So Resilient
Outsiders have misread the Russian system and why it functions despite the pressures of wartime.
By Irina Busygina and Mikhail Filippov
Putin's system is often described as a hierarchy of power, a so-called power vertical, with direct centralized control flowing downwards from the Kr . . .
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Why Russia is So Resilient
Outsiders have misread the Russian system and why it functions despite the pressures of wartime.
By Irina Busygina and Mikhail Filippov
Putin's system is often described as a hierarchy of power, a so-called power vertical, with direct centralized control flowing downwards from the Kr . . .