Russia is facing a full-scale political crisis which may lead to a radical transformation of the country’s ruling system as a result of the growing rivalry between the government and opposition, a report issued by the Moscow-based Center for Strategic Research (TsSR) said.
According to RIA Novosti, the report, entitled “Society and Authorities in the Situation of Political Crisis,” sums up the results of a public survey conducted at the request of the Committee of Civil Initiatives, a public organization headed by former Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin.
“The survey shows that the current state of Russia’s public and authorities has many features of a full-fledged political crisis,” the document reads.
Besides, according to the report, the Russian leadership may take a harder line on their foreign policies in a bid to improve their damaged popularity at home.
“In a situation when public support of the authorities’ domestic policy initiatives continues its weakening trend, we can expect attempts to compensate failures in domestic politics with foreign policy actions that meet the expectations of the population,” it said.
