Russian governors in the process of enhancing regional controllability
Multiple legislation changes, "the governor''s leap frog", the creation of new government institutions and different new projects give warning of the radical revision of main Russian government strategies. The issue of enhancing regional controllability in a given situation becomes especially important. Governors play a vast role in this process. Their status and resources are widely used to stabilize the current positions of government in different regions. To achieve regional controllability the following mechanisms are used: numerous regional heads reassignment, consolidation of power vertical, increasing of the presidential term, etc. The return of direct governors' elections also allow to achieve a certain compromise between the government and society, the center and the regions. In the future the main forces of regional leaders should be focused on building a constructive relationship with the regional elites, the federal government and the public, as well as updating methods of control over regions which are under their jurisdiction.