Controllable succession

Election campaign 2007-2008 It began under the sign of deteriorating relations with the West, a noticeable weakening of ties with it. At the same time, a characteristic feature of the elections was their predictability in the long term, although many details should have been manifested only during the voting. According to the Russian expert, “such predictability is one of the main achievements of the Kremlin, which has consistently built up a system of defense against any possibility of an“ orange threat ”for two or three years. Rather, such predictability is his most successful achievement. ”1 The authorities are afraid of the “orange threat” because there is a stable opposition in Russian society that challenges the legality of the elections. There are few supporters of such a position in Russia, although some representatives of the West are ready to accept their arguments and thus strengthen the distinction between the Russian and Western vision of the world.