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The February Revolution And Entente Policy In The South Caucasus (march — December, 1917)

Moscow University Bulletin. Series 12. Political Science. 2017. N 1. p.35-47

Qasimli M.D.

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This study maintains that the events in the South Caucasus after the February Revolution developed under the influence of several factors, among them the desire for political freedoms and autonomy, the presence of three governments, confusion and chaos in the region and the struggle of the two competing blocs for access to the resources of the region. The main goals of the Entente countries were not to restore the overthrown Provisional government, but to overthrow the Bolshevik government, break up Russia and to gain access to its natural resources. The Entente countries, strengthening their military, political and economic presence in the South Caucasus and cooperating with anti-Bolshevik elements, sought to ensure control over the Caspian and Baku ports. Thus, these countries had to control not only the Baku oil trade, but all routes leading to Central Asia and the Indian Ocean.

Keywords: February Revolution; the Entente countries; Russia; the South Caucasus; USA; Great Britain; France; Azerbaijan; Baku oil; Georgia; Bolsheviks; Soviets; national councils

The Russian Revolution And The Problem Of Legitimacy

Moscow University Bulletin. Series 12. Political Science. 2017. N 1. p.22-34

Schultz E.E.

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This article is devoted to the problem of the legitimacy of revolution in general and of the Russian revolution of 1917 in particular. The problem of legitimacy of revolutions may be divided into two components: first, the legitimacy of anti-government protests; and secondly, the legitimacy of the new revolutionary government. The second point divides society into uncompromising camps, which happened to the government of the Jacobins in the French Revolution and to the government of Bolsheviks after Russia’s October Revolution — and still divides Russian society today. The Russian revolution of 1917, in its February and October segments, based its legitimacy — as had all its predecessors — on the existing legislature and on the right of force. The particular feature of the Russian Revolution was that the extreme left, represented by the Bolsheviks, was able, unlike the Jacobins, to retain power thanks to sufficient societal support. Thus they were able to win the civil war, first, and secondly, to take over a society that was exhausted after a prolonged period of disorder and which, in its majority, was eager for peace — and therefore either accepted the new power or was prepared to tolderate it.

Keywords: Russian Revolution; revolution of 1917; theory of revolution; sociology of revolution; legitimacy of revolutions

The Socio-economic Preconditions And Consequences Of “Color Revolutions”

Moscow University Bulletin. Series 12. Political Science. 2017. N 1. p.7-21

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This article addresses the underlying socio-economic causes of “color revolutions” and the consequences that states have had to endure after coups d’état had been effectively carried out on their territory. The authors point out that in reality unresolved domestic problems — first of all economic — do not constitute a determining factor in the implementation of a “color revolution” scenario: most of the “color revolutions” took place in states that showed sustained economic growth rather than in countries with backward economies. After the coups, those countries saw a decline in most key macroeconomic indicators. The authors conclude that in the case of the post-Soviet space, the series of “color revolutions” came about as a result of a synthesis of interests pursued by national financial and industrial groups (oligarchs) and the interests of external actors who could achieve their geopolitical and geoeconomic objectives by dismantling “inconvenient” political regimes.

Keywords: “color revolution”; coup d’état; Arab spring; economics; CIS; Libya; Ukraine; Georgia; Kyrgyzstan; Egypt; geoeconomics

Index Of Articles And Other Materials Published In The “moscow State University Bulletin. Series 12. Political Science” In 2016

Moscow University Bulletin. Series 12. Political Science. 2016. N 6. p.108-111

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Responsibility As A Philosophy Of Life. To Memory Of Margarita Stephanovna Kudryashova (1936–2016)

Moscow University Bulletin. Series 12. Political Science. 2016. N 6. p.106-107

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"place Marketing": Its Basic Functions In Socio-politicalpractice

Moscow University Bulletin. Series 12. Political Science. 2016. N 6. p.92-105

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The Possible Application Of The Geopolitical Method In The Reconstruction Of Meanings Of Events In Ancient History

Moscow University Bulletin. Series 12. Political Science. 2016. N 6. p.67-91

Egorchenkov D.A.

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The Problem of Conceptualization of Informal Institutions: the Case of Lobbying

Moscow University Bulletin. Series 12. Political Science. 2016. N 6. p.54-66

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The problem of studying informal institutions of power has existed as long as political relations have, but only in the last quarter-century has this problem begun
to reach the level of scholarly conceptualization. Informal institutions of power exist well beyond the borders of developing states; they are an integral part of the
political process of both Western countries and modern supranational political structures. This article is devoted to the problem of linkage between of the theory of informal institutions and lobbyism, an issue not widely treated in the Russian political science. The activities of interest groups are a key element of the functioning
of modern political systems, including in Russia, but only in a small number of countries does the interaction of interest groups and authorities take the form of a
formal institution. Drawing on the approach of American authors Gretchen Helmke and Stephen Levitsky, the article attempts to analyze the relationship between the
formal and informal aspects of the institution of lobbying.

Institutional Transformation Of Public Service: The Problemof The Subject

Moscow University Bulletin. Series 12. Political Science. 2016. N 6. p.34-53

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Democratic Values In Contemporary Russian Society

Moscow University Bulletin. Series 12. Political Science. 2016. N 6. p.20–33

Selezneva A.V.

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This article is devoted to the analysis of democratic values in contemporary Russian society. It is based on data from the research project Political Values and their Perception in Modern Russian Society, conducted by the Department of Sociology and Psychology of Politics of the Faculty of Political Science of Moscow State University in 2013–2016. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research was the political-psychological approach.
The author discusses the hierarchy of democratic values in the minds of current citizens, paying particular attention to the socio-demographic factors (gender, age, education, region of residence) and party affi liations that determine citizens’ democratic orientation.
As a result of the analysis, the author reaches the conclusion that democratic values in Russian society are suffi ciently well understood and determine the citizens’ ideas that the democratic type of social structure is the best — the optimal variant. At the heart of a democratic society should be the values of freedom, human rights, legality and a strong state, the author concludes.

Keywords: democracy, democratic values, political psychology, mass consciousness, gender, age, education, region of residence, party affi liation.