Executive Summary: During his 26 years in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin has built a rather rigid imperial vertical of power regime in Russia. The Kremlin appoints all governors, and regional political parties that could challenge this hyper-centralism by expressing the views of local civil societies are banned (see EDM,  April 9, 2014, November 20, […] The post Moscow-Centric Russian Future Risks Perpetuating Putin’s Power Vertical appeared first on Jamestown .