Table of contents:
List of figures List of tables Preface to the third edition Acknowledgements Note on style, spelling and transliteration Part 1: The Fall of Communism and the Rebirth of Russia 1. Soviet communism and its dissolution 2. The disintegration of the USSR 3. The new constitutional order Part 2: Political Institutions and Processes 3. The new constitutional order 4. Law, security and civil rights 5. The executive 6. The legislature 7. Electoral politics 8. Party development Part 3: Federalism, Regionalism and Nationalism 9. Federalism and the state 10. Regional and local politics 11. National identity and state building Part 4: Economy and Society 12. Marketing the economy 13. Society and social movements 14. Cultural transformation Part 5: Foreign Policies 15. Foreign policy 16. Commonwealth, community and fragmentation 17. Defence and security policy Part 6: Dilemmas of Democratisation 18. Problems of transition 19. Pluralism, elites, regime and leadership 20. Democracy in Russia Appendix The Russian Constitution Select Bibliography Index
Sakwa's ‘Russian Politics and Society’ is the most comprehensive study of Russia's post-communist political development. It has, since its first publication in 1993, become an indispensable guide for all those who need to know about the current political scene in Russia, about the country's political stability and about the future of democracy under its post-communist leadership. This is the ideal introductory textbook: it covers all the key issues; it is clearly written; and it includes the most up-to-date material available. For this third edition, Sakwa has updated the text throughout to include details of Yeltsin's second term and the impact on Russian politics of the rise of his successor, Vladimir Putin. It also contains a substantially expanded bibliography and appendices showing election results, chronology, social and demographic figures and recent census data.
Since its first publication in 1993 this book has become an indispensable guide for all those interested in the current political scene in Russia, about political stability and the future of democracy under its post-communist leadership.
List of figures List of tables Preface to the third edition Acknowledgements Note on style, spelling and transliteration Part 1: The Fall of Communism and the Rebirth of Russia 1. Soviet communism and its dissolution 2. The disintegration of the USSR 3. The new constitutional order Part 2: Political Institutions and Processes 3. The new constitutional order 4. Law, security and civil rights 5. The executive 6. The legislature 7. Electoral politics 8. Party development Part 3: Federalism, Regionalism and Nationalism 9. Federalism and the state 10. Regional and local politics 11. National identity and state building Part 4: Economy and Society 12. Marketing the economy 13. Society and social movements 14. Cultural transformation Part 5: Foreign Policies 15. Foreign policy 16. Commonwealth, community and fragmentation 17. Defence and security policy Part 6: Dilemmas of Democratisation 18. Problems of transition 19. Pluralism, elites, regime and leadership 20. Democracy in Russia Appendix The Russian Constitution Select Bibliography Index
Sakwa's ‘Russian Politics and Society’ is the most comprehensive study of Russia's post-communist political development. It has, since its first publication in 1993, become an indispensable guide for all those who need to know about the current political scene in Russia, about the country's political stability and about the future of democracy under its post-communist leadership. This is the ideal introductory textbook: it covers all the key issues; it is clearly written; and it includes the most up-to-date material available. For this third edition, Sakwa has updated the text throughout to include details of Yeltsin's second term and the impact on Russian politics of the rise of his successor, Vladimir Putin. It also contains a substantially expanded bibliography and appendices showing election results, chronology, social and demographic figures and recent census data.
Since its first publication in 1993 this book has become an indispensable guide for all those interested in the current political scene in Russia, about political stability and the future of democracy under its post-communist leadership.