Russian Abstract: В статье рассмотрены особенности генезиса методов ресурсного контроля как одного из основных механизмов осуществления социального управления....

In 2007 Russian voters elected representatives to the State Duma under new electoral procedures that President V. Putin had instituted. A presidential election followed in 2008, won by D.Medvedev, leading to Putin's new role as prime minister. To many observers, the reforms and election...