Vertical-of-Power
Consolidation under Putin: Subordination and Instrumentalisation
Historical context: post-2000 reassertion of central power, subordination of organised crime, formation of kremligarchs, and the emergence of the Kremlin as ultimate krysha.
Vertical of Power
Working definition of the vertical of power: hierarchical system in which key appointments, resource allocation and political decisions flow from the top (Putin and innermost circle).