Preface Soviet Politics and Society attempts to provide Thus , the volume follows the general format of a fresh , multidimensional approach to the European Society and Politics by Rothman , Soviet historical experience .
Having been fully revised and updated to reflect the considerable changes in Russia over the last decade, the fourth edition of this classic text builds on the strengths of the previous editions to provide a comprehensive and sophisticated ...
We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Barbara A. Anderson and Brian D. Silver with Soviet demographic data used throughout the volume. Susan Zayer and Karen Taylor-Brovkin provided able administrative help.
Duncan, P.J.S. (2000), Russian Messianism: Third Rome, Revolution, Communism and After (London: Routledge). ... McFaul, Michael (1997), Russia's 1996 Presidential election: The end of Polarized Politics (Stanford: Hoover Institution ...
This book provides much-needed analysis of a crucial country. }With the expansion of NATO, Ukraine is frequently described as the linchpin of security in Central Europe.
This special issue provides a forum for discussion of what Belarusian Studies are today and which new approaches and questions are needed to revitalize the field in the regional and international academic arena.
This special section deals with Russia's post-Maidan foreign policy toward the so-called "near abroad," or the former Soviet states.
The "know-how" Ledeneva describes in this book continues to operate today and is crucial to understanding contemporary Russia.
"Politics and Society in Soviet Ukraine, 1953-1980 is perhaps the most authoritative English-language work on this period yet to appear. Based on meticulous study and analysis of Soviet sources, particularly...
This book dissects--from both philosophical and empirical viewpoints--the peculiar developmental challenges, geopolitical contexts, and dystopic stalemates that post-Soviet societies face during their transition to new political and ...
Why was Ukraine able to avoid a violent break-up, in contrast to Moldova? This is the first book to offer a systematic and comparative analysis of the regional political divisions in post-Soviet Ukraine and Moldova.