Lecture by political scientist Oleg Matveychev on political technology in Russia. This phenomenon appeared in our country back in the USSR in 1985, having gone through several stages: the end of the 80s, the beginning of the 90s and the modern stage. From dissident circles and discussion clubs, where everyone campaigned for his own, to the well-paid business of fooling the people in order to gain power. The lecture shows perfectly what modern elections and democracy are. Not free will, but PR technology and a business project.
Stages of development of political technologies in modern Russia
When did political technologies first begin to be used in Russia? How did you work with the opposition and informal youth in Soviet times? When did the rules for holding rallies appear?
How did the first political elite grow up in the USSR, which then went to the elections? Why was the society of the 80s more politicized than the modern one? Who organized the first elections and made money on them? How did the history of plundering the state begin? How have political technologies changed in the era of perestroika? What elections were significant for Russia?
Why has the pre-election campaign "head-on" never brought results? Why doesn't anyone vote for slogans? How is the voter led to the idea that he makes his own choice? Which method of pre-election promotion is stronger: NLP or sound argumentation? How did Yeltsin manage to win the elections in 1996, despite a low personal rating and a sharp deterioration in the life of the people? When was the golden age of political technology and why won't it return? Oleg Matveychev - political scientist, professor at the Higher School of Economics - tells how political technologies originated and developed in Russia and what role they played in the formation of the state.