Organization of the areas of power by Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin – similarities and differences

摘要

This analysis is an attempt to show how the “areas of political power” – understood as a system of “game’ mechanisms – functioned in the days of Boris Yeltsin and how it functions today under Vladimir Putin, taking into consideration the triangular interrelationships of the president, the ruling elite and interest groups. The article presents the similarities and difference between the two politicians and what factors infl uence Vladimir Putin’s actions.