Transforming the Administrative Matryoshka: The Reform of Autonomous Okrugs in the Russian Federation, 2003–2008
In: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society v.253
Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART I: Merger of Regions as a Part of the Federative Reform of the Russian Federation in the 2000s -- Composite Regions as an Element of Russian Federalism -- The Merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug -- The Merger of Taymyr Dolgano-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Evenk Autonomous Okrug and Krasnoyarsk Krai -- The Merger of Koryak Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka Oblast -- The Merger of Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug and Irkutsk Oblast -- The Merger of Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug and Chita Oblast -- The Attempt to Merge Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Arkhangelsk Oblast -- PART II: Assessing the Consequences of Merging Regions of the Russian Federation -- The Institutional Aspect -- The Electoral Aspect -- The Socio-Economic Aspect -- The Ethnic Aspect -- Analysis of Media Messages -- Analysis of Opinion Polls -- Analysis of In-Depth Interviews -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1: Questions for the Sociological Survey -- Appendix 2: In-Depth Interview Questions.