The Tragedy of Russia s Reforms presents a boldly original analysis of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the birth of the Russian state. The keys to understanding these events, the authors argue, are the prescriptions of Western transitologists, the International Monetary Fund, and advocates of economic shock therapy. These prescriptions allowed the nomenklatura and the financial oligarchs to acquire Russia s industrial and natural resources and to heavily influence the country s political destiny. In this long-awaited, sweeping interpretation, the authors skillfully place the contemporary Russian experience in the context of history, political theory, and Russia s place in the international system."
- ISBN10 1929223072
- ISBN13 9781929223077
- Publish Date 1 February 2001 (first published 8 January 2000)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 January 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint United States Institute of Peace Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 768
- Language English