The party system of modern Russia

The Russian party system has been knocked up a quarter of a century. During this time, several generations of public politicians changed. Many parties died and resurrected. The rules of the game were changed on the party field. The history of the parties can be divided into several stages. The first period of forming quasi-party leadership projects. His conditional periodization - 1990-1999. The second stage lasted from 2000 to the end of 2011 and was characterized by a course on the construction of a small-state political space. Finally, the third stage can be defined as a course on multipartyness, but with the already established sustainable political parties (2012 - present) This book presents a comprehensive view of the causes and consequences of the transformation of the party-political system, the main actors and institutions developing reforms in this area are described. Particular attention is paid to the role of the administration of the President of Russia in the party"s party life