Speed of a political career in the Russian Federation

The article examines the features of vertical mobility of federal officials in the modern Russia. As part of the study, the authors analyse the career rate of the executive branch. Based on a database containing 419 biographies of ministers and deputy ministers, individual trajectories of advancement to the top of the administrative hierarchy are analysed. The study considers the factors determining the speed of a career, among them a significant role is played by the generation to which the elite belong, their place of birth, profile and region of education, belonging to one of the departmental blocks. The researchers propose a typology of career paths depending on the speed of promotion: high-speed, medium-speed and low-speed. Statistical methods are used to find correlations between them and the sociodemographic characteristics of officials. During the analysis, it has been found that representatives of the 1970s and 1980s reach high positions faster than their predecessors. To a large extent, the speed of the rise in the establishment is influenced by the choice of department. The nature of the first higher education plays an important role. The authors conclude that in the modern Russia there are stable mechanisms for the renewal of the political elite.

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