Dialogue with the Dictator: Authoritarian Legitimation and Information Management in Putin's Russia - Paperbackby Hannah S. Chapman (Author) Dialogue with the Dictator illuminates the ways in which authoritarian regimes structure interaction between citizens and leaders to simultaneously manage information dilemmas and build regime legitimacy. In doing so, it demonstrates the conditions under which managed participation can reinforce or jeopardize authoritarian control. Chapters uncover how these tools are viewed from the perspective of the public and the