Entities
Entities
Entity cards are structured, source-linked summaries of persons, organisations, networks, market routes, processes, historical institutions and regimes that play a documented role in one or more of the three analytical theses. A person-centric subset alone is insufficient; the full taxonomy is required to reconstruct the systemic picture.
Each card typically includes: identity and type, key facts, documented relationships, relevant mechanisms, and sources. Claims remain within open, secondary consensus and are not presented as judicial findings.
By Type
Persons (central figures & siloviki / kremligarchs)
- Vladimir Putin
- Nikolai Patrushev
- Alexander Bortnikov
- Sergey Naryshkin
- Alexander Bastrykin
- Igor Sechin
- Sergey Chemezov
- Alexey Miller
- Rotenberg brothers
- Gennady Timchenko
Organisations
Networks (organised crime & hybrid)
Market routes & illicit finance
Processes
Regimes (authoritarian partners)
How Entities Link to Mechanisms and Theses
| Type cluster | Primary mechanisms | Primary theses |
|---|---|---|
| Persons (siloviki / kremligarchs) | Kleptocratic extraction; State–crime symbiosis | Thesis 1 |
| Networks & routes | State–crime symbiosis; Hybrid statecraft | Thesis 1 & 2 |
| Processes (Uber Krysha, black cash, mobilisation) | All four mechanisms | Thesis 1–3 |
| Partner regimes & Wagner | Authoritarian patronage; Hybrid statecraft | Thesis 3 |
Related Sections
- Relationships — structured lists by type and by circle
- Mechanisms
- Analytical Theses
- Glossary
- Knowledge Units