Description
Book SynopsisEstablishes Yeltsin as the principal leader and defender of Russia's democratic revolution.
Trade Review"An excellent overview of the Yeltsin era . . . an excellent read that will prove useful. . . . This reviewer highly recommends it."
* The Historian *
"Ellison deserves special praise for choosing to restrict himself solely to public evidence. . . . A book that richly deserves to be read and taught."
* Political Science Quarterly *
"Ellison does a very good job of providing rich empirical examples, which students will find helpful. . . . [T]he book's accessible and jargon-free style will appeal to nonacademics who are interested in Russia's affairs. . . . Ellison's book provides an informative analysis of this period, and it will be of great use to students and researchers for many years to come."
* Slavic Review *
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction / Boris Yeltsin, Russian Liberator
1. Refore or Revolution? Yeltsin and Gorbachev, 1987-1991
--From Colleagues to Rivals
--Yeltsin Builds an Opposition Program and Russian Base
--Challenging the Center
--Counterrevolution and Democratic Revolution
--Replacing the Union
--Epilogue
2. The Politics of Reform, 1991-1999
--Facing Communist Opposition
--Conflicts over Policy and Consitutional Structure
--Blocking Constitutional Reform
--Reform and Rebellion
--The New Constitutional Order
--Parliamentary and Presidential Elections
--The Final Phase of Yeltsin's Leadership: Economic and Political Crisis
--Yeltsin Seeks a Successor
3. Building A New Economy
--The Legacy of Gorbachev's Economic Reforms
--The Politics and Economics of the Yeltsin Reforms
--The Long Struggle for Agricultural Reform
--Yeltsin's Achievement in Economic Reform
4. The New Russia and the World
--Russia and the West
--Russia and East Asia
--Russia and the Other Former Soviet Republics
--An Overview of Russian Foreign Policy under Yeltsin
The Yeltsin Legacy
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
