The Great Power Orchestra : Continuity and Change in Russian Power Repertoire under Putin

The aim of this paper is to present an innovative examination of what is sometime believed to be the Russian grand strategy implemented by the evolving Putin’s regime paying special attention to various Russian power practices. This approach is inspired by the practice turn in the study of international relations according to which text-based accounts and discourse analysis are useful to understand the preconditions for action but need to be complemented with the study of practices to account for how international politics actually unfolds.