Bandits, gangsters and the mafia : Russia, the Baltic States and the CIS since 1992 / Martin Mccauley.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: McCauley, Martin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxfordshire, England ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. How and why did it happen?
  • ch. 2. Brilliant tactical but disastrous strategic policies : the Gorbachev era
  • ch. 3. Tsar Boris the bruiser : the first presidency, 1991-96
  • ch. 4. Tsar Boris the boozer : the second presidency, 1996-99
  • ch. 5. The Tsar's court, the presidential administration, the security council and the government
  • ch. 6. Colonels and spies : defence, internal affairs and the security forces
  • ch. 7. Moscow does not rule, OK? Federalism and the regions
  • ch. 8. Bandit capitalism
  • ch. 9. Agriculture : the peasants stay poor
  • ch. 10. A society in crisis
  • ch. 11. Foreign policy : will the empire strike back?
  • ch. 12. Success not failure : the Baltic states
  • ch. 13. Will the Imams return? The Commonwealth of Independent States.