Understanding Russian Politics
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Understanding Russian Politics

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Stephen White

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A fresh and compelling interpretation of Russian politics by a leading authority, this textbook focuses on political developments in the world's largest country under Putin and Medvedev. Using a wealth of primary sources, it covers economic, social and foreign policy, and the 'system' of politics that has developed in recent years. Opposing arguments are presented and students are encouraged to reach their own judgements on key events and issues such as privatisation and corruption. This textbook tackles timely topics such as gender and inequality issues; organised religion; the economic krizis; and Russia's place in the international community. It uses numerous examples to place this powerful and richly-endowed country in context, with a focus on the place of ordinary people which shows how policy is translated to Russians' everyday lives.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9781139064316
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Global Politics
Index
Politics & International Relations
1
From
communist
to
postcommunist
rule
Mikhail
and
Raisa
Gorbachev
on
an
of
fi
cial
visit
to
India,
1986
(Novosti)
The
Union
of
Soviet
Socialist
Republics
was
still
growing
economically
in
the
Brezhnev
years,
and
expanding
its
international
in
fl
uence.
But
growth
rates
were
falling,
and
social
problems
were
deepening.
The
Gorbachev
leadership,
from
1985
onwards,
set
out
a
rather
different
agenda:
of
glasnost
’
(openness)
and
perestroika
(or
restructuring)
‘
We
can
’
t
go
on
like
this
’
,
the
new
party
leader
told
his
wife
as
he
assumed
his
responsibilities.
In
the
end,
for
reasons
that
are
still
debated,
the
reform
agenda
failed
to
achieve
its
objectives
and
the
state
itself
collapsed
as
its
fi
fteen
constituent
republics
became
independent
states
after
the
collapse
of
an
attempted
coup
in
August
1991
that
had
been
intended
to
preserve
a
viable
union.
Gorbachev
resigned
as
Soviet
president
on
Christmas
Day
and
the
Russian
president,
Boris
Yeltsin,
took
over
the
Kremlin
as
the
head
of
what
was
now
an
independent
Russian
Federation
and
by
far
the
largest
of
the
post-Soviet
republics.

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