title: The Rhetorical Rise and Demise of “Democracy” in Russian Political Discourse Volume Four
abstract: In this volume we focus on the years following Putin&#8217;s return to the presidency in 2012. This has been a more active period than his first two terms, including the annexation of Crimea and, ultimately, the invasion of Ukraine. Thus, this period may be characterized as the&#160; run-up to that war. The core issue discussed in this volume is Putin&#8217;s redefinition of &#8220;democracy&#8221; as the foundation of society and government in the Russian Federation. Putin argues for a strong c
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