Center-peripheral relations in Russia (1991-2018): contours of the model
The realities of Russian policy demonstrate the adaptive capacity of the regions to the actions of the federal center. At the same time, the regions have become powerful political actors. They exerted a significant influence on the policy of the federal center. The center had to adapt to their demands. In post-Soviet political practice, relations along the “center-regions” line have gone through several stages. Each of them corresponded to the model of the regional policy of the federal center and the behavior of regional elites. The article gives the periodization, practices and models of these relations.