Russian Politics and Society by Richard Sakwa
This introductory text provides an accessible account of politics and society in Russia since the failed coup of August 1991. The author is one of the UK's most respected teachers and academics. Yeltsin and other leading figures have been faced with similar economic and political problems to those that confronted Gorbachev, but have dealt with them in very different ways. Strategies adopted have provoked intense debate and often acrimonious rivalries and struggles to control the levers of power. It is too early yet to be able to give firm conclusions, but the material presented here aims to provide a framework for discussion. It should provide both a critical synthesis of some of the central debates, and place the major issues in historical and political context.
Sakwa, Richard: - Richard Sakwa is Professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent and an Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. He graduated in History from the London School of Economics and took a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham. He has published widely on Soviet, Russian and post-communist affairs. Recent books include Russian Politics and Society (2008), Putin: Russia's Choice (2008), The Crisis of Russian Democracy: The Dual State, Factionalism, and the Medvedev Succession (Cambridge, 2011), Putin and the Oligarch: The Khodorkovsky - Yukos Affair (2014) and Putin Redux: Power and Contradiction in Contemporary Russia (2014). His latest book is Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands (2016).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415095419 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415095417 |
| Title | Russian Politics and Society |
| Author | Richard Sakwa |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1993-09-23 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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