Russia in 2020: Alternative Scenarios of the Near Future

... efficient institutions. Andrey Kortunov: Seven Steps Beyond the Crisis Horizon: Reflecting on Past Mistakes We tested these four scenarios in a set of focus-groups with participants of varied partisan preferences, gender, age, and regional identity. One of the major surprises was the perception of the ‘Russian Dream’ as most desirable regardless of demographic, political and regional cleavages. A liberal alternative turned out to be the most favourable in a society which is generally thought to be illiberal in character. However, all groups thought this scenario to be the least probable....