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About the Post-Soviet Affairs format

Post-Soviet Affairs is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Russia and Soviet political economy, Political Conflict and Governance, Electoral Systems and Political Participation.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Post-Soviet Affairs 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inRussia and Soviet political economy Political Conflict and Governance Electoral Systems and Political Participation International Relations and Foreign Policy Soviet and Russian History
ISSN1060-586X
Citation impact (2-yr)3.4
h-index73
i10-index446
Total citations20,520
Top institutions publishing hereNational Research University Higher School of Economics
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Post-Soviet Affairs per year

25
2014
33
2015
16
2016
16
2017
35
2018
26
2019
31
2020
28
2021
38
2022
22
2023
29
2024
36
2025

Citation impact of Post-Soviet Affairs by publication year

840
2014
1.4K
2015
874
2016
287
2017
1.2K
2018
667
2019
593
2020
375
2021
637
2022
293
2023
176
2024
89
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Post-Soviet Affairs

Is Putin’s popularity real?

Timothy Frye, Scott Gehlbach, Kyle L. Marquardt et al. · 7 Mar 2016

Vladimir Putin has managed to achieve strikingly high public approval ratings throughout his time as president and prime minister of Russia. But is his popularity real, or are respondents lying to pollsters? We conducted a series of list experiments in early 2015 to estimate support for Putin while allowing respondents to maintain ambiguity about whether…

299 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
What is Shock Therapy? What Did it Do in Poland and Russia?

Peter Murrell · 1 Apr 1993

Abstract A prominent theorist of Soviet and East European economics critiques the vision of political and economic processes implicit in shock therapy, defending an alternative, evolutionary approach. The critique of shock therapy rests on both theoretical reasoning and examination of evidence from recent cases. An intensive study of economic change in Poland and Russia since…

294 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Explaining Machine Politics in Russia's Regions: Economy, Ethnicity, and Legacy

Henry E. Hale · 1 Jan 2003

A political scientist and specialist on Russian electoral and ethnic politics provides an explanation of machine politics in Russia's regions that accounts for the great variation in the power of these machines. The focus is on distinguishing among the economic and ethnic legacies of the Soviet period, the effects of the transition itself, and the…

226 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Putin's Militocracy

Olga Kryshtanovskaya, Stephen White · 1 Jan 2003

Two specialists on Russian society and politics analyze the composition of Russian officialdom since 1991, focusing in particular on changes in recruitment practice that have taken place under President Vladimir Putin. On the basis of elite interviews and contemporary scholarly and media analysis of the Putin regime, the authors examine trends in the number of…

213 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Three dilemmas of hybrid regime governance: Russia from Putin to Putin

Nikolay Petrov, Maria Lipman, Henry E. Hale · 2 Sep 2013

This article investigates how hybrid regimes supply governance by examining a series of dilemmas (involving elections, the mass media, and state institutions) that their rulers face. The authors demonstrate how regime responses to these dilemmas – typically efforts to maintain control while avoiding outright repression and societal backlash – have negative outcomes, including a weakening…

201 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Post-Soviet Affairs template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Post-Soviet Affairs format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Post-Soviet Affairs template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Post-Soviet Affairs use?
Post-Soviet Affairs uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Post-Soviet Affairs 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Post-Soviet Affairs?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Post-Soviet Affairs document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes Post-Soviet Affairs?
Post-Soviet Affairs is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Post-Soviet Affairs template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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