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Introduction, Literature Review, Methods, and Organization of the Study

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This chapter introduces the research question, the indicators that were examined, the possible explanations for Putin’s popularity, the methodological techniques used in the gathering of the data and the construction of the argument, the theories used to support the data collected, the general argument, the contributions and limitations of the study, and the organization of the chapters.

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Notes

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    Tens of thousands of Russians took to the streets to rebel against what they considered an unfair and unfree election ridden with fraudulent votes and lack of legitimacy both in the parliamentary elections in 2011 and the presidential elections of 2012 (The Guardian 2011).

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    Fukuyama argued the advent of Western liberal democracy may signal the endpoint of humanity’s sociocultural evolution and the final form of human government.

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Loftus, S. (2019). Introduction, Literature Review, Methods, and Organization of the Study. In: Insecurity & the Rise of Nationalism in Putin's Russia. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97822-2_1

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