Overview

Vladimir Putin's presidency of Russia, 2000--2008, sought to overcome Boris Yeltsin's chaotic legacy by rebuilding the authority of the Russian state, in the process winning popularity, but provoking alarm among liberals and democrats and in the wider world. These essays by an international team of authors offer a wide array of views and interpretations of the Putin phenomenon. This book was published as a special issue of Communist Studies and Transition Politics.

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9780415499866

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'This is a strong collection and offers much that will interest those working on contemporary Russian politics and culture.' - Emily D. Johnson, Slavonic and East European Review, Vol. 89, 4, October 2011

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Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Universita degli Studi di Napoli, Italy

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