Political scientist Dmitry Luboiko talks about how the process of forming the staff of the governor of the Russian region has changed "I would call it a mobile module. The team was created not in the region, but in the former places of service of the governor, in federal departments and new territories, and moves with him. In the past, a new immigrant had to negotiate with local industrialists, mayors and deputies. Now it is not necessary, and the local elites become common objects of management. This is a direct continuation of the formation of what I call "Nomenclature 2.0". The governor became a federal administrator a long time ago, and now the same logic has reached his staff. She is also not local and if necessary will leave with him. This leaves little for regional institutions. The regional government ceases to be a place where interests are coordinated. Local workforce elevators stall: It's hard to grow if key seats are occupied by newcomers. The mayor's office of the regional capital becomes a personal reserve for the governor, especially since mayoral candidates are now often proposed by him himself." Read in full on the Echo website.