Edition |
2nd ed. |
Physical description |
1 online resource (475 pages) |
Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Prologue; Chapter 1. The Kremlin's Power Play; Chapter 2. The End of the Yeltsin Era; Chapter 3. Putin, the New Russian Leader; Chapter 4. The Moment of Truth; Chapter 5. Power in One Fist; Chapter 6. Russia Tranquilized; Chapter 7. The Long-Awaited Breakthrough; Chapter 8. The Kremlin's Ambiguity; Chapter 9. Russia Goes Through New Elections; Chapter 10. Russia Has a New President -- Again Putin; Chapter 11. From Oligarchic Authoritarianism to Bureaucratic Authoritarianism; Chapter 12. New Agenda and New Disappointments. |
Notes |
Chapter 13. Russia's Unfinished StoryIndex. |
Summary |
This revised edition includes and examination of the recent presidential and parliamentary elections and their effects on Putin's leadership and Russia. Praise for the previous edition:""Out of her blunt, often acerbic, account come shrewd insights into Putin's transformation from an implausible, contrived successor into a dominator unchallenged by oligarchs, legislators, or regional bosses, let alone a democratic opposition.""--Foreign Affairs""Shevtsova is one of the most astute and independent-minded observers of the Russian political scene.""-Times Literary Supplement""Offers many insight |
Language notes |
English. |
Subject |
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-
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Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
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ISBN |
9780870032936 (electronic bk.) |
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0870032933 (electronic bk.) |
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0870032135 |
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9780870032134 |
Publisher Number |
EB00642164 Recorded Books |
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