appointments of regional officials in Russia and China before and after 2012. We hypothesize that, as a consequence of the … centralization and personalization of state power in both regimes over the past decade, Russia’s system for appointing regional … from 2000 through 2019 in Russia. We discern clear differences between the pre- and post-2012 period for China and less …

the high level and persistence of fear of unemployment in Russia may be caused by non-economic factors …

-Americanism in post-Soviet Russia, can also explain the recent growth of Euroscepticism in East-Central Europe (ECE). We provide …

The paper explores primary health care models in Russia and in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. Starting … conceptual framework of Primary Health Care Activity Monitor in Europe, demonstrated that the scores of primary care in Russia …-specialty policlinics in Russia don't demonstrate advantages over solo and group GP practices that dominate in CEE countries. The potential …

-off between deepening and broadening. The paper compares China and Russia — two large, relatively decentralized countries with …