Politics and the ruling group in Putin's Russia [electronic resource] / edited by Stephen White.
Russian politics is post-communist, but there is little consensus about the nature of the political system that has emerged during the Putin presidency. The chapters of this international collection focus on the issues of interpretation that arise from the political system as a whole, but also on in...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke [England] ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2008.
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| Series: | Studies in central and eastern Europe.
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| Summary: | Russian politics is post-communist, but there is little consensus about the nature of the political system that has emerged during the Putin presidency. The chapters of this international collection focus on the issues of interpretation that arise from the political system as a whole, but also on individual institutions such as the presidency and the security police, which some have seen as dominant. Attention is paid to the socioeconomic dimension of political power, the major organised interests, and the industrial magnates that have become known as the ₁oligarchs₂ and the place they occupy in public opinion, the media, and contemporary culture. Putin has certainly enjoyed a remarkable level of popularity over his eight years of office; but the authors of this collection, from various viewpoints, suggest the ruling group as a whole may face an uncertain future. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 173 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230583061 0230583067 9786612050350 6612050357 |