Restructuring Post-Communist Russia - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521101204 ISBN 13: 9780521101202

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Written by Russian and Western scholars, this collection of original essays presents a general overview of political change in Russia since 1991. Rather than interpret the collapse of state socialism as "the end of history" or the beginning of the "transition" to a liberal, free market democracy, the contributors examine recent Russian history by analyzing it in comparison with the histories of other states of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. They address topics of national identity, demographic change, and the characteristics of Russian democracy.

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Book Description

The end of the Soviet Union was a world defining moment of the twentieth century, but what comes after Socialism? This collection of original essays--written by Russian scholars and scholars from the West --is a general overview of political change in Russia since 1991. Rather than see the collapse of state socialism as "the end of History" or the beginning of the "transition" to liberal, free market democracy, the contributors instead examine recent Russian history and note that the direction is far from clear. The essays include analysis of Russia specifically, and in comparison with other states of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and address the topics of national identity, demographic change, and the characteristics of Russian democracy.

Review

"All chapters are written by experts in their fields, including such intellectual giants as Theodore Friedgut and Marshall Goldman. Highly recommended." C. Marsh, Baylor University

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521101204
• ISBN 13: 9780521101202
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Brudny Yitzhak, Frankel Jonathan, Hoffman Stefani