The Role and Influence of Disciplined States as a Political Tool towards Authoritarian Dictatorship in Russia: A Case Study of Politics and Governance in Putinism

Abstract

This study aims to comprehend the ideology behind disciplined states, composed of three perspectives: autocracy, orthodoxy, and nationalism, which impact the political, societal, and governance structure under the Russian Empire. The ramifications that were present included the structural establishment of an authoritarian dictatorship under an absolute monarchy in order to provide monopolistic stability to the state, deriving from a totalitarian leader for the development of the Russian Empire. The following ideology had been implemented as a prototype for the mechanism of modern disciplined states in later Russian governance of Putinism for the purpose of power stability of the leader. The results indicated that the perspective of disciplined states is a crucial tool for generating stability in the social structure, which affected the stability of national governance. Consequently, the centralized power of the leader has led to control of all factors relevant to securing development of the country. The success of the disciplined state concept had an impact on the establishment of Putinism in modern Russia which accentuates authoritarian governance, relevant to the territorial and multicultural identities of Russia. The centralized governance strengthens modern Russia which faces threats to the stability of territories previously part of the Soviet Union, considered as a mechanism to maintain Russian hegemony in the present and future.