Russian Politics From Lenin To Putin

Author : S. Fortescue
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781349365869
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russian Politics from Lenin to Putin written by S. Fortescue and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-05-13 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of themes pursued by T.H. Rigby, such as the personal versus the institutional, legitimacy, and the collapse of a mono-organizational society.

Author : Vladimir Brovkin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134680589
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russia After Lenin written by Vladimir Brovkin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Russian Society and Politics 1921-1929, Vladimir Brovkin offers a comprehensive cultural, political, economic and social history of developments in Russia in the 1920's.

Author : Alexey Vasiliev
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351348868
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russia's Middle East Policy written by Alexey Vasiliev and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extraordinary book charts the development of Russia’s relations with the Middle East from the 1950s to the present. It covers both high and low points – the closeness to Nasser’s Egypt, followed by reversal; the successful invasion of Afghanistan which later turned into a disaster; the changing relationship with Israel which was at some time surprisingly close; the relationship with Syria, which continues to be of huge significance; and much more. Written by one of Russia’s leading Arabists who was himself involved in the formation and implementation of policy, the book is engagingly written, extremely insightful, telling us things which only the author is in a position to tell us, and remarkably frank, not sparing senior Soviet and Russian figures from criticism. The book includes material based on the author’s conversations with other leading participants.

Author : Alekseĭ Mikhaĭlovich Vasilʹev
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781138563605
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russia's Middle East Policy written by Alekseĭ Mikhaĭlovich Vasilʹev and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extraordinary book charts the development of Russia's relations with the Middle East from the Russian Revolution of 1917 to the present. It covers both high and low points - the closeness to Nasser's Egypt, followed by reversal; the successful invasion of Afghanistan which later turned into a disaster; the changing relationship with Israel which was at some time surprisingly close; the relationship with Syria, which continues to be of huge significance; and much more. Written by one of Russia's leading Arabists who was himself involved in the formation and implementation of policy, the book is engagingly written, extremely insightful, telling us things which only the author is in a position to tell us, and remarkably frank, not sparing senior Soviet and Russian figures from criticism. The book includes material based on the author's conversations with other leading participants.

Author : Robert V. Daniels
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 1611680581
Total Pages : 812 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Documentary History of Communism in Russia written by Robert V. Daniels and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2001-02-01 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive revision of the valued but unobtainable 1960 edition. Nearly 300 key documents are now readily available in translation.

Author : Robert Service
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1509883029
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kremlin Winter written by Robert Service and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Kremlin Winter, Robert Service, acclaimed biographer of Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky and one of the finest historians of modern Russia, brings his deep understanding of that country to bear on the man who leads it. 'One of our most accomplished, erudite and prolific historians of modern Russia.' – Rodric Braithwaite, New Statesman Vladimir Putin has dominated Russian politics since Boris Yeltsin relinquished the presidency in his favour in May 2000. He served two terms as president, before himself relinquishing the post to his prime minister, Dimitri Medvedev, only to return to presidential power for a third time in 2012. Putin’s rule, whether as president or prime minister, has been marked by a steady increase in domestic repression and international assertiveness. Despite this, there have been signs of liberal growth and Putin – and Russia – now faces a far from certain future. Robert Service reveals a premier who cannot take his supremacy for granted, yet is determined to impose his will not only on his closest associates but on society at large. Kremlin Winter is a riveting insight into power politics as Russia faces a blizzard of difficulties both at home and abroad. 'A masterful portrait of Putin and Russia' – Jack Coleman, Daily Telegraph

Author : William Zimmerman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691169322
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ruling Russia written by William Zimmerman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to trace the evolution of Russian politics from the Bolsheviks to Putin When the Soviet Union collapsed, many hoped that Russia's centuries-long history of autocratic rule might finally end. Yet today’s Russia appears to be retreating from democracy, not progressing toward it. Ruling Russia is the only book of its kind to trace the history of modern Russian politics from the Bolshevik Revolution to the presidency of Vladimir Putin. It examines the complex evolution of communist and post-Soviet leadership in light of the latest research in political science, explaining why the democratization of Russia has all but failed. William Zimmerman argues that in the 1930s the USSR was totalitarian but gradually evolved into a normal authoritarian system, while the post-Soviet Russian Federation evolved from a competitive authoritarian to a normal authoritarian system in the first decade of the twenty-first century. He traces how the selectorate—those empowered to choose the decision makers—has changed across different regimes since the end of tsarist rule. The selectorate was limited in the period after the revolution, and contracted still further during Joseph Stalin’s dictatorship, only to expand somewhat after his death. Zimmerman also assesses Russia’s political prospects in future elections. He predicts that while a return to totalitarianism in the coming decade is unlikely, so too is democracy. Rich in historical detail, Ruling Russia is the first book to cover the entire period of the regime changes from the Bolsheviks to Putin, and is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand why Russia still struggles to implement lasting democratic reforms.

Author : James Rodgers
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0755601165
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assignment Moscow written by James Rodgers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of western correspondents in Russia is the story of Russia's attitude to the west. Russia has at different times been alternately open to western ideas and contacts, cautious and distant or, for much of the twentieth century, all but closed off. From the revolutionary period of the First World War onwards, correspondents in Russia have striven to tell the story of a country known to few outsiders. Their stories have not always been well received by political elites, audiences, and even editors in their own countries-but their accounts have been a huge influence on how the West understands Russia. Not always perfect, at times downright misleading, they have, overall, been immensely valuable. In Assignment Moscow, former foreign correspondent James Rodgers analyses the news coverage of Russia throughout history, from the coverage of the siege of the Winter Palace and a plot to kill Stalin, to the Chernobyl explosion and the Salisbury poison scandal.

Author : Dmitri Trenin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509527702
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russia written by Dmitri Trenin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-07-26 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past century alone, Russia has lived through great achievements and deepest misery; mass heroism and mass crime; over-blown ambition and near-hopeless despair – always emerging with its sovereignty and its fiercely independent spirit intact. In this book, leading Russia scholar Dmitri Trenin accompanies readers on Russia’s rollercoaster journey from revolution to post-war devastation, perestroika to Putin’s stabilization of post-Communist Russia. Explaining the causes and the meaning of the numerous twists and turns in contemporary Russian history, he offers a vivid insider’s view of a country through one of its most trying and often tragic periods. Today, he cautions, Russia stands at a turning point – politically, economically and socially – its situation strikingly reminiscent of the Russian Empire in its final years. For the Russian Federation to avoid a similar demise, it must learn the lessons of its own history.

Author : Paul R. Josephson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197698395
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hero Projects written by Paul R. Josephson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-31 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hero Projects, Paul R. Josephson traces how, over the last one hundred years, the Russian tsars, commissars, and oligarchs embraced megaprojects to create the world's largest empire. Built by peasants, gulag prisoners, and Communist volunteers, the projects are wide-ranging and numerous--including nuclear power stations, pipelines across the tundra, railroads from Europe to the Pacific Ocean, and hydropower stations and canals. Sweeping in scope, Hero Projects establishes the strong continuities in political culture in Russian history; reshapes the meaning of empire, extending it to include internal colonization; and expands environmental and social history through the study of big technology.