Reddaway, Peter
Russia’s Domestic Security Wars
1. Introduction
Peter Reddaway
Part I. The Background and Emergence of the Siloviki War
2. Origins of the Cherkesov–Zolotov and Sechin Groupings, and of the Fierce Rivalries Between
Peter Reddaway
Part II. The Intense Years of the Silovik War, 2004–2007
3. Putin’s Re-election in March 2004 and the Murder of Tsepov in September; the Sechinites’ All-Out Assault on Cherkesov and His Group
Peter Reddaway
4. A Summary of the Argument to Date and of How It Will Develop Regarding Events in 2005–2010
Peter Reddaway
5. Spring 2005: The Case of the Smuggled Chinese Goods Rocks the FSS and Patrushev
Peter Reddaway
6. November 2005–Early 2006: Putin’s Succession-Related Moves;
Peter Reddaway
7. May–June 2006: A Fight for the Customs Service—Full-Scale War Between the
Peter Reddaway
8. November 2006: The Tide Turns Against the Cherkesov–Zolotov Group as the Succession Struggle Heats Up
Peter Reddaway
9. 2007: Putin Tells the Sechinites He Favours Naryshkin for the Presidency; June–September 2007—New Sechinite Offensive Rocks the Cherkesovites
Peter Reddaway
10. October 2007: Cherkesov Makes His Last Stand—Putin’s Minimal Aid Masks His Incipient Abandonment of His Longstanding Associate
Peter Reddaway
11. How the War Had Evolved by Mid-October 2007: Putin’s MO During the Crisis; November 2007—Sechinites Sense Betrayal and Raise the Stakes
Peter Reddaway
12. Late 2007: Difficulty Choosing a Successor—Medvedev Chosen at the Last Minute
Peter Reddaway
Part III. The Silovik War Winds Down—Aftermath and Conclusions
13. 2007–2008: War Fades, Tandem Forms, Cherkesov Clan Dissolves, Sechinites Decline; Putin Generates New Factional Wars—General Procuracy vs the Investigations Committee of the Procuracy (ICP), Medvedev vs Sechin
Peter Reddaway
14. 2008–2011: The Different Fates of the Cherkesov and Sechin Groups
Peter Reddaway
Part IV. Russian Politics in 2012–2017 and Some General Conclusions
15. Conclusion
Peter Reddaway
Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, Political Leadership, Governance and Government, Legislative and Executive Politics, Regionalism
- Author(s)
- Reddaway, Peter
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2018
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 11 pages
- Category
- Society
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783319773926
- Printed ISBN
- 978-3-319-77391-9