#1Russia in October 2010 Nikolay Petrov Carnegie Moscow Center#21. 2010 politics: real and virtual oRefusal from popular election of mayors; oRenewal of governors' corps; oRotation of judges; oToughening of legislation; ● Elections' ups and downs; oPolitical State Council + Medvedev's package-2; OINSOR: image of desired future; Valday & Yaroslavl; oSkolkovo modernization; Militia - police; oRenaming of regional heads. and of parliaments; oTime zones changes; oPersonnel reserve;#302.2009 2. Politics-2010. Heavyweight's replacements. Stroev 09.2010 06.2010 Choub 02.2010 Filipenko Luzhkov 10.2010 Ilyumzhinov 03.2010 Neelov 03.2010 07.2010 11.2009 Shaimiev Rakhimov Rossel 09.2010 Fyodorov 04.2009 Ishaev#4GFI Heavyweight's replacements regions head FSB MVD prosecu tor SKP 02.2009 Orlovskaya 01.07 oblast 2 (5) 01.09 (1) 06.09 (3) 12.06 (1) 09.07 (3) 04.2009 Khabarovsk 12.09 krai 5 LO (5) 12.08 (1) 07.10 (1) 11.06 (1) 09.07 (4) 11.2009 Sverdlovsk 02.10 oblast 3 (1) 02.00 (3) 09.10 (1) 06.07 (1) 10.10 (1) 07.08 02.2010 Khanty-Mansi 1 (1) 02.01 (5) H/A 02.07 (1) 09.07 (5) Yamalo- 06.08 03.2010 Nenets 4 (5) 05.05 (1) 02.10 (1) 06.08 (1) 09.07 (3) 12.00 03.2010 Tatarstan 5 LO (3) 04.04 (1) 1998 (5) 07.00 (5) 09.07 (5) 06.2010 Rostov oblast 01.09 2 (5) 06.03 (2) 07.10 (1) 11.08 (2) 09.07 (5) 07.2010 Bashkortosta 08.07 n LO 5 (1) 12.08 (1) 12.08 (1) 12.05 (1) 09.07 (5) 09.2010 Moscow ? 2000 (4) 07.00 (5) 09.09 (4) 07.06 (5) 08.10 (1)#53. Power verticals in action Replacements of Key Federal Representatives in the Regions, January 2009- October 2010.* Governor Prosecutor FS Judge United S S SKP MVD B S GFI Russia total 2009 15 (4) 13 7 6 23 9 25 13** 111 Connection to region 3,2 1,4 2,1 3,1 1,1 3 2,8 4,2 2,5 2010 29(13) 4 4 17 10 0 9 3 76 Connection to region 4,6 1,8 1 1,4 1 * 3,1 5 2,9 * The figure in parenthesis refers to incumbents who were reappointed.#62000 2008 2010 4. How many Russias are there? 2003 2008 2008 8 if one considers the number of federal districts. 83 if one considers the number of regions. 2010 2009 。 Defederalization-unitarization, alignment by a medium level; Gubernatorial appointments. At the very end of 2009 the last elected governor was reappointed. "Varangians" - carpet baggers. Officials without experience in the region, or in public politics for that matter. Direct responsibility of the Kremlin.#75. Northern Caucasus: Archaization of political elites, dekorenization of federal generals 1 5 (5) 1 (1) 5 1? (5) regions head GFI FSB MVD prosec utor SKP judge 2010 Dagestan ☐ 5 (5) LO 2005 Ingushetia 2 1 n/a 1 (1) 2 5 n/a (1) 2005 Kabardino- (2010) Balkaria 5 (3) 1 3 1 50 n/a 5 Karachai- 2008 Cherkes sia 2 1 1 1 (1) 1 (1) LO 5 1 2005 (2010) North Ossetia - Alania 5 (5) 2007 Chechnya 50 41(1) 1 ☐ 1 (1) 1 (1) 5 n/a 1 50 1 n/a 5 LO#8Thank you for your attention!