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Dominant party regimes and the commitment problem political. Politics in russia is the first textbook describing politics in presentday russia. Russian politics this course presents a broad introduction to contemporary politics and society in russia. If you have access to this journal as a benefit of. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Another aspect of russias democratic future is that the country needs to come to grips with its totalitarian past, just as other countries have done in the years following 1991.
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He is a visiting scholar at harvard university and an associate of the davis center for russian and eurasian studies at harvard university. Area specialist thomas remington focuses on four areas of change in this. The politics and economics of postcommunist economic reform. However, students are certainly welcome if they have some. You have the right to determine how much reading you. If you want a single book for teaching russian politics, this book is it. There is no nation more exciting to study today than russia. What was soviettype socialism and how is its legacy shaping postsoviet russia. This article analyzes the formation of a stable dominant party in an. An introductionand gorbachev and his reforms, 19851990. We will begin with an overview of soviet and postsoviet russian political historythe periods of soviet communist rule, the reforms of mikhail gorbachev, the breakdown of the soviet state, and the transition. Read politics in russia pdf by thomas f remington routledge highly regarded for its comprehensive coverage, uptodate scholarship. I expect you to be on time at every lecture, and you have the right to expect that every lecture will start and end on time.
Course syllabus title of the course contemporary russian politics title of the academic programme ba programme in political science type of the course core mandatory prerequisites major concepts in political science. Although russia and china differ markedly in the level of development at the point market reforms began, level of administrative centralization, economic performance records, preservation of communist party rule, and style of policy making, they share a common legacy of communist political institutions. Highly regarded for its comprehensive coverage, uptodate scholarship, and comparative framework, politics in russia is an authoritative overview of russias contemporary political system and its recent evolution. All the other readings on the syllabus can be found under section 3 assigned readings of. The book traces the historical development of decree power in russia. The transformation of usrussia relations samuel charap o n august 8, 2010, the us and russian air.
Feb 22, 2011 highly regarded for its comprehensive coverage, uptodate scholarship, and comparative framework, politics in russia is an authoritative overview of russia s contemporary political system and its recent evolution. He has published many books on contemporary russian politics, including soviet politics. Remington is a well regarded scholar product description highly regarded for its comprehensive coverage, uptodate scholarship, and comparative framework, politics in russia is an authoritative overview of russias contemporary political system and its recent evolution. Russian politics and society it should be on the shelf of anyone seeking to make heads or tails of theproblems of yeltsins russia.
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