In Russia, informal hierarchies tend to prevail over formal rules and procedures, or so we have long thought. Long-established democracies are different: They have traditions and regulations in place that set clear limits on nepotism and clan-based politics.
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People walk towards Red Square, with the Kremlin's Spasskaya tower and the mausoleum of the Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin seen in the background, during a snowfall in downtown Moscow on Feb. 6, 2020.
