The Social History of Post-Communist Russia

Herausgeber: Dutkiewicz, Piotr; Vladimir, Kulikov; Richard, Sakwa

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book tells the untold story of how ordinary Russian people coped with Russia's transformations after the end of communism. This book, which includes findings from interviews, memoirs, public opinion surveys and press articles, portrays a multi-ethnic, multi-confessional society that was affected by deep and varied changes in diverse ways. The book covers economic developments, social changes, the psychological impact of the changes and the impact on public opinion, and how different regions were affected differently. Overall, the book reveals the hidden dynamics of Russian society, and shows how millions of Russians coped and maintained the integrity and stability of the country.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9781138477117
• ISBN-10: 1138477117
• Artikelnr.: 52010062

Autorenporträt

Piotr Dutkiewicz is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre for Governance and Public Policy at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Richard Sakwa is Professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent, UK. Vladimir Kulikov is Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of State Politics, Faculty of Political Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Inhaltsangabe

1.Introduction: actors, attitudes and practices in the evolution of Russian
society since 1991 2. A people in the absence of the people, or a view of
postcommunism from below 3. Economic and social development of
post-communist Russia, 1991-2014 4. Transformation for the people or for
the elite? 5. The puzzle of public opinion: popular support for the
transition to capitalism 6. The reforms of the 1990s in the eyes of Russian
society 7. Changes in Russian social structure in the postcommunist period
8. New Russia: the evolution of Russian public opinion in 1989-2014 9. The
psychological transformation of society in post-Soviet Russia 10. The
evolution of ethnic and religious relations in Russia since the 1980s 11.
Society and elites in Russian regions: post-Soviet changesNatalia
Zubarevich 12. Social investment: experience and lessons of the last twenty
years 13. Russian elites: a strategy of 'self -isolation' 14. Conclusion:
bringing the people back in 15. Afterword to the Russian edition