01552nas a2200301   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653002100052653001000073653001200083653001400095653000700109653001300116653001400129653001700143653002200160653001900182653001000201653001100211653001300222653001200235100001900247245006900266300001200335490000700347520089600354       2022                            d  c202210aauthoritarianism10aChina10adefense10ademocracy10aEU10aideology10amentality10amobilization10apolitical regimes10apoliticization10aPutin10aRussia10asecurity10aUkraine1 aAnna Kovalenko00aNeo-Authoritarianism and Leadership: Outcomes for Modern Ukraine  a105-1200 v213 a<p>This article examines the notions of authoritarianism and neo-authoritarianism as well as their features in terms of ideology, mentality, mobilization, and politicization of a population, state control, level of political pluralism, and leadership style. Incorporating evidence from reviews, surveys, and scientific research, the study identifies the main difference between the regimes and opposition to democracy, providing samples throughout history with different characteristics, causes, and backgrounds. It presents a vision of authoritarianism as an intermediate stop on the path of a particular state to democracy or totalitarianism. Finally, this article reflects upon Ukraine’s future in the European paradigm and contrasts it with Russia. Ukraine is at a crossroads and must continue to carefully navigate toward the institutionalized democracy it has begun to establish.</p>