Tev, D. B. (2023), “Post-soviet Russian governments members: Historical dynamics of employment after resignation (from B. N. Yeltsin to V. V. Putin)”, Ars Administrandi, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 174–201, https: ...

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Abstract

Introduction: the dynamics of a post-government career is a significant subject of research, since its analysis allows us to clarify the nature of the relationship between the government and other power institutions, to better understand the behavior of its members, to assess the stability of elite membership and the degree of elite integration in different periods. Objectives: to identify similarities and differences in the post-career of the Russian governments’ members retired under President Yeltsin and in the post-Yeltsin period, and the factors that determine such similarities and differences. Methods: a database (collected data being further statistically processed) that includes biographical questionnaires on members of post-Soviet cabinets who had resigned at least once. Results: a comparative analysis of the post-government career showed that in post-Yeltsin period the role of federal administrative bodies, especially the Presidential Administration, as a place of work, increased. On the contrary, transitions to the federal parliament have decreased, due to the its weakening role, which reduced the attractiveness of legislative positions and manifested itself, in particular, in a decrease in its significance as a channel of ministerial recruitment. Transitions to regional administrations are rare in both periods, but in the post-Yeltsin era, government members more often became governors, due to centralization of power. Finally, the share of transitions from government to business is similar in both periods, as well as some other characteristics of pantouflage. However, while under Yeltsin the officials moving into business most often ended up in the private sector, later they mostly fit into to the public sector. In both periods, pantouflage was fueled by high incomes in business and the companies’ interest to hiring officials, reinforced by the crony capitalism. Conclusions: the post-government career in the Yeltsin and post-Yeltsin periods demonstrates significant differences associated with changes in the political and economic structure of Russia affecting the attractiveness and availability of positions in various power institutions.