Peculiarities of the activities of Russian political parties in the context of the special military operation in 2022
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Malinin A.Y. Peculiarities of the activities of Russian political parties in the context of the special military operation in 2022. Science. Culture. Society. 2023. Vol. 29. No. 2. P. 8-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19181/nko.2023.29.2.1 (in Russ.).
Abstract
This article analyzes the positioning of political parties in the current political realities. The special military operation in Ukraine is considered as a significant internal political and geopolitical event, which to one degree or another affected almost all socio-political institutions of Russia, including political parties. In this article the parties are classified into new ones, that are those which created after 2015 and participating in federal election campaigns, and those parties that managed to take a firm place in the political system and form fractions in the Parliament. The purpose of this study is to determine whether new political parties in 2022 were able to take advantage of the current period of instability to strengthen their position in the political space and to which extent. Analyzing the legislative, media and public activities of such parties as “United Russia”, the Communist party, the Liberal-Democratic party, “Just Russia – for the Truth”, “New People”, “Green Alternative” and the “Party of Growth” in 2022 it was concluded that among the new political parties only "New People" are relatively active in the framework of the agenda of a special military operation. Other new political parties, except for minor actions, projects and other activities, almost do not use special operations in their activities to promote their party brand and attract new supporters. At the same time, almost all the parties under consideration integrated the agenda of the special military operation into their activities, but this had a very small impact on the electoral sympathies of the population.
Keywords:
political parties, new parties, parliament, lawmaking, special military operation, Ukraine
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Article
Received: 19.12.2022
Accepted: 30.06.2023
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Malinin, A. Y. (2023). Peculiarities of the activities of Russian political parties in the context of the special military operation in 2022. Science. Culture. Society, 29(2), 8-17. https://doi.org/10.19181/nko.2023.29.2.1
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Modern political processes in Russia and abroad
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