Models of transformation of political elites: possibilities of application in Russia
The paper summarizes research in the field of generalization of models of the life cycle of political elites, proves the position that the existing tools and methods of updating the national political elite in modern research are considered within the framework of the "innovationtradition" dichotomy. It is proved that there is no unambiguous answer about how effectively a regional elite can be formed under the conditions of using various methods and models in modern research on the basis of both the Russian and foreign political process. It is shown that the current model of renewal of the regional elite in Russia has a hybrid character, when after the introduction of gubernatorial elections in most subjects of Russia, the heads of regions were first appointed by the President, but in most cases among regional political leaders, and later, in the case of establishing a civil dialogue, they were chosen by voting. It is shown that this model can be used only in the conditions of the formation of the institute of renewal of regional elites, however, to assess the effectiveness of the activities of this institute when the configuration of the national political elite changes is the direction of further research.