Russian Government Builds Novel Framework for Controlling Regions
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 120
Moscow s new North Caucasus supervisor, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak (Source: Grozny-inform.ru)
On July 19, Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stated that the deputy ministers in his cabinet will each oversee one of the country’s eight Federal Districts. These subnational macro units are comprised, on average, of a dozen neighboring federal subjects (republics, oblasts, krais, etc.) in the Russian Federation. The decision followed the initial announcement made by President Vladimir Putin in June, during his phone-in press conference; but it appears that the idea originated in and was developed by the government (
Alexander Novak to be responsible for North Caucasian Federal District
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Russian PM assigns cabinet members to handle federal district administration obligations
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