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 ... ... 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....