Realist explanations will outline the motivations of silovik ideology, and path dependence theory and comparative analysis will be utilized to show the historical precedence of the silovik structureÒ€ℒs Ò€¦ The holders of political power in russia today are the siloviki (sometimes called Ò€œsecurocratsÒ€ by political scientists). These are the people who work for, or who used to work for, the silovye ministerstva Ò€¦