Understanding a phenomenon requires, first, that we name it properly. In reference to Russia, the terms “extrasystemic opposition,” “antisystemic opposition,” and “nonsystemic opposition” all fall short as descriptions of what separates opposition parties from those in power, and a new vocabulary is needed.
Bol’shakov I. The Nonsystemic Opposition // Russian Politics and Law. 2012. Vol. 50, No. 3, May–June, pp. 82–92.

Понятие «империя» интерпретируется как выражение опосредованной власти императива, задающего базовые параметры государственной форме осмысленного бытия человека и общества. Массовое сознание рассматривается как доминанта политической истории русской смуты и социокультурная основа победы большевизма The concept of «empire» is interpreted as demonstration of imperative's indirect power, which sets the basic features of the state. Mass consciousness is regarded as a dominant in political history of the Russian revolt and as social and cultural foundation for Bolsheviks' victory
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