Strengthening the vertical of power and problems of civil society development in Russia

The first wave in the development of Russian civil society was generated by the democratic reforms of the 1990s. XX century. The original “breakwaters”, which reduced the intensity of this process, were the authoritarian elements of the political regime. Currently, they are also present in the political life of Russia, which brings its own specifics to the institutionalization and the overall "design" of civil society. The purpose of the article is to analyze the complexity of the relationship of state power and civil society through the lens of strengthening the vertical of power in modern Russia.