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Revolutionary Passage
Temple University Press 2005; US$ 28.95Revolutionary Passage is a cultural, social, and political history of Russia during its critical period of transformation at the end of the twentieth century. Marc Garcelon traces the history of perestroika and the rise of Vladimir Putin, arguing that the pressure Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms put on the Soviet system gave birth to movements for... more...
Cossacks and the Russian Empire, 1598-1725
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 49.95Using a wide range sources, this book explores the ways in which the Russians governed their empire in Siberia from 1598 to 1725. Paying particular attention to the role of the Siberian Cossaks, the author takes a thorough assessment of how the institutions of imperial government functioned in seventeenth century Russia. It raises important questions... more...
Politics and the People in Revolutionary Russia
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 30.00An analysis of Russian democracys collapse in 1917 through the experiences of ordinary people. more...
Federalism and Local Politics in Russia
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 44.95This book examines federalism and regional and local politics in Russia. Many commentators have alluded to the unique nature of Russia's dual transition and its difficult task of simultaneously reforming its economy and polity. But there is in fact a third transition under way in Russia that is of no less importance, the need to reconfigure central-local... more...
Russian Nationalism and the National Reassertion of Russia
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 44.95Military action in South Ossetia, growing tensions with the United States and NATO, and Russia's relationship with the European Union demonstrate how the issue of Russian nationalism is increasingly at the heart of the international political agenda.This book considers a wide range of aspects of Russian nationalism, focussing on the Putin period.... more...
Russia?s Federal Relations
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 148.00The development of centre-regional relations has been at the forefront of Russian politics since the formation of the Russian state and numerous efforts have been made by the country?s subsequent rulers to create a political model that would be suitable for the effective management of its vast territory and multiple nationalities. This book examines... more...
Civil Service Reform in Post-Communist Countries
Amsterdam University Press 2008; US$ 54.50Comprehensive analysis of the development of the Russian an Czech state administration. more...
From Garrison State to Nation-State
ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 139.00Why has the military not intervened in the post-communist political arena since the advent of democracy in Russia? Do lowered levels of professionalism actually lead to higher levels of intervention? Through a systematic exploration of professionalism within the Russian military, this study addresses these important questions. Moran suggests that by... more...
Russian Bureaucracy and the State
Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 125.00Russian Bureaucracy and the State provides a rich and innovative assessment of Russian bureaucracy from 1881 to the present. From a variety of disciplinary perspectives, the work assesses the organization, personnel, and practices of officialdom across three different Russian regimes ? tsarist, Soviet and postcommunist. more...
Russian Politics from Lenin to Putin
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 95.00An exploration of themes pursued by T.H. Rigby, such as the personal versus the institutional, legitimacy, and the collapse of a mono-organizational society. more...









