Western policymakers in recent years have struggled to categorise the Russian political system, often resorting to vague phrases such as “illiberal democracy” or “authoritarianism.”
If anything, the Russian system should be characterised as proto-fascist — tamer than European fascist states during the 1920s and 1930s, but still featuring key elements of those regimes. These include the structure of Russia’s political economy, the idealisation of the state as a source of moral authority, and Russia’s particular brand of international relatio...
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