Протестные настроения в России на фоне Европейских государств: анализ кейсов 2017-2019 годов
Protest mood in Russia in comparison with European countries: case studies 2017-2019

Summary/Abstract: The last two years of development of the Russian political system were characterised by theincreasing protest mood. Social discontent and various forms of political protest have becomea noticeable element of social and political life. It is symptomatic that the protest mood developsduring electoral campaigns (that predetermined the victory of the opposition in the elections ina number of regions), and also as a result of development and implementation of the currentgovernmental processes. Considering that elections have been held in the majority of Russianregions during 2017-2019, the attention to the protest movement from various political actors willincrease. The authors analyse the forms, main actors and technologies of protests, worked outtheir typology based on the case studies. The current protest mood in Russia is compared withthe situation in several EU countries (primarily in France, as well as in Portugal, Poland, Serbia andGreece). In conclusion of the article the forecasts of the socio-political situation development inthe Russian Federation will be presented.

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