Description
Book SynopsisA very accessible introductory text, offering an exceptionally broad coverage of the politics of the Russian Federation. It examines the limited extent to which economic and social groups have been able to benefit from the fall of the communist order and to withstand the increasing authoritarianism of Putin's presidency. -- .
Table of ContentsIntroduction
PART I. FROM SOVIET UNION TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION
1. The transition from communism in Russia
PART II. THE STATE
2. The presidency
3. The government
4. Governing the regions
5. Internal security and defence
6. The state and the law
PART III. PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION
7. The federal assembly
8. Elections
9. Political parties
PART. IV INTERESTS, SOCIAL ISSUES AND THE MEDIA
10. Groups and interests
11. The politics of economic reform
12. Information and the media
13. Social issues
PART V. THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION
14. Russia and the world
Conclusion
