Research ArticleАлександр А Галкин, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, main researcher, , mailto: galkin_a.a@mail.ruYuriy A. Krassin, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, main researcher, , Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Associate Fellow, Institute of Sociology of the FCTAS RAS, Moscow city, Russiamailto: krasinyua@yandex.ruThe Critics of Russian authoritarianism. Vestnik instituta sotziologii. 2014. Vol. 5. No. 1. P. 153-180This Article is downloaded: 716 times Topic: Online applicationFor citation: Галкин А. А., Krassin Y. A. The Critics of Russian authoritarianism. Vestnik instituta sotziologii. 2014. Vol. 5. No. 1. P. 153-180Текст статьиAbstractThe article written in 1994 addresses the tendencies of transformation in the Russian political system from the viewpoint of liberal political theory. The authors claim that many authoritarian practices of today date back to earlier times. The reforms of the 90s did little to reduce the danger of authoritarian development in the Russian political system.Keywordsdemocracy, authoritarianism, Russia, political science, transformation, transitologyContent Vestnik instituta sotziologii. 2014. Vol. 5. No. 1