<p>“With this book, Mikhail Suslov joins the swollen ranks of Russia-watchers who for nearly two decades have endeavoured to identify and describe that most slippery of subjects, namely Putinism as an ideology. Suslov however takes a novel approach. Avoiding an overly exclusive focus on the persona of Putin himself, the author rather directs his attention to a number of more general contemporary perspectives in Russia—conservatism, nationalism, geo-politics, and religion—and shows how a Putinist ideology takes shape through its complex intersections with each of these. A historian of ideas rather than a political scientist, Suslov brings an unusual skill-set to his analysis, and he offers a series of compelling insights into the contemporary relevance of debates about Russian politics and identity that date back to the nineteenth century. <em>Putinism – </em><em>Post-Soviet Russian Regime Ideology</em> is not only a work of impressive erudition and originality: it is precisely what is needed today to help us more fully comprehend the destructive ideological energies that drive Putin’s politics, both within Russia and beyond.”</p><p><strong>Mark Bassin</strong>, <em>Research Professor, Södertörn University and Research Director, Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden</em></p><p>“<em>Putinism – </em><em>Post-Soviet Russian Regime Ideology</em> offers the first comprehensive assessment of Putinism as an ideology. In this long-awaited analysis, Mikhail Suslov proposes a nuanced and in-depth exploration of the different conceptual, historical, and institutional layers of constitutive Putinist ideology that brings precious insights to both scholars and policy experts.”</p><p><strong>Marlene Laruelle</strong>, <em>Director, Illiberalism Studies Program and Director, Russia Program, The George Washington University, Washington, USA</em></p><p>“Suslov’s monograph will become the standard work on the emerging ideology of Putinism. The book is a brilliant exposition of the different strands of political thought that have contributed to contemporary Putinism. Suslov's deep scholarship makes a convincing case that Putinism is a genuine ideology, which might even outlive Putin himself.”</p><p><strong>David Lewis</strong>, <em>Professor of Politics, University of Exeter, UK</em></p>
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Mikhail Suslov is Associate Professor in the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.