Emphasizing change and continuity in politics, economics, and society; Politics in Russia is an authoritative overview of the Russian political system today. Politics in Russia is this Third Edition analyzes contemporary Russian political institutions and processes by discussing the conventions of post-communist Russia. - Details the Soviet-era approach to interest articulation, socialization, and planned economy, strengthening students understanding of Russia's political roots. - Helps students compare and contrast the results of the different leadership strategies of Gorbachev, Yeltsin and Putin. - New chapter teaches the effects of international systems on Russia by discussing foreign policy, globalization, and Russia from comparative and global perspectives. - New! "Close-ups" provide snapshots of particular episodes, biographies, or concepts that give depth and context to issues discussed in the text. - Web resources give students leads for their own study and research (Appendix). - Discusses the way Russian people - leaders as well as ordinary citizens - have experienced the political changes, drawing students in by personalizing the historical content.
- Provides a comparative foundation by offering systematic coverage of policy, process, and institutions.
- ISBN10 0321159748
- ISBN13 9780321159748
- Publish Date 21 August 2003 (first published 2 October 1998)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 6 October 2005
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group
- Edition 3rd edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304
- Language English