Lilia Shevtsova

Former  Senior Associate
Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program
Moscow Center
Shevtsova chaired the Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center, dividing her time between Carnegie’s offices in Washington, DC, and Moscow. She had been with Carnegie since 1995.
Education

PhD, Political Science, Academy of Social Sciences
MA, BA, History and Journalism, Moscow State Institute of International Relations

 

 

 

Languages
  • English
  • Russian
Contact Information

Latest Analysis

    • Commentary

    End of the Affair

    • June 06, 2012
    • American Interest

    Russian liberals are increasingly critical of the West as Western countries pursue a pragmatic foreign policy that often helps the Kremlin legitimize its rule.

    • Commentary

    Russia Is Awakening: Will It Implode or Transform?

    • May 30, 2012
    • Diplomaatia

    Putin's return to the Kremlin may well act as an accelerator for revolution, because it means that the logic of personalized power will continue to stand in the way of regime change.

    • Commentary

    What Should We Expect During Putin’s Third Term?

    Putin has returned to the Kremlin, but he faces a significantly different Russia, because the country's situation has changed drastically. The previous Putin’s consensus between those in power and society has fallen apart.

    • Commentary

    Medvedev the Phony

    Putin's return to power reveals Medvedev's supposedly reformist presidency for the farce it really was. Medvedev's legacy in one sentence: He enabled Putin's personalized rule to continue unabated.

    • Commentary

    Doing Well By Doing Right

    • March 02, 2012
    • American Interest

    Western governments have the opportunity to demonstrate to the Russian elite that its ability to prosper in the West depends on its behavior inside Russia itself.

    • Commentary

    The Tendency Is to Tighten the Screws

    It is not enough to urge Vladimir Putin to leave office. The Russian opposition must also seek the elimination of the autocratic model of power that Putin represents, and push for real constitutional political reform.

    • Commentary

    The New Russia’s Uncertainty: Atrophy, Implosion, or Change?

    • February 25, 2012
    • Chatham House

    Without major political and social changes, Russia risks complete disintegration. Transforming Russia requires eliminating personalized power, the merger of state and business, and the country's imperial ambitions.

    • Commentary

    This Is the Start of the Inevitable Tendency

    Putin’s regime cannot maintain power within a liberal political atmosphere. In order to maintain control, the regime is likely to tighten its grip on power and reducing freedoms.

    • Commentary

    The Russian Pre-Election State of Affairs

    Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin seem to have staked their futures on Putin’s victory in the first round of the presidential elections and are working to remove any possible opponents who might be able to appeal to Putin’s electoral base.

    • Commentary

    Russia’s Civilization Model? It’s Autocracy

    Vladimir Putin’s article in the Izvestia daily demonstrates both his anxiety over the recent protests and his inability to recognize how significantly Russian society is changing.

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