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Socio-Political Stability of Russian Society as a Criterion of the Legitimacy of the State

Levashov V.K., Velikaya N.M., Savinkov V.I.

Volume 18, Issue 2, 2025

Levashov V.K., Velikaya N.M., Savinkov V.I. (2025). Socio-political stability of Russian society as a criterion of the legitimacy of the State. Economic and Social Changes: Facts, Trends, Forecast, 18(2), 57–75. DOI: 10.15838/esc.2025.2.98.3

DOI: 10.15838/esc.2025.2.98.3

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