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Russia [electronic resource] : a country study / Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by Glenn E. Curtis.

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Study of the history, culture, and government of Russia.

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Online Access: Full Text (via LLMC)
Corporate Author: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
Other Authors: Curtis, Glenn E. (Glenn Eldon), 1946-
Other title:LLMC online.
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1998.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Area handbook series.
DA pam ; 550-115.
Subjects:
Russia (Federation)
Russie.
Table of Contents:
  • Early history. The inhabitants of the East European Plain ; The East Slavs and the Varangians ; The golden age of Kiev ; The rise of regional centers
  • Muscovy. The rise of Muscovy ; The evolution of the Russian aristocracy ; Ivan IV ; The time of troubles ; The Romanovs ; Expansion and Westernization
  • Early imperial Russia. Peter the Great and the Russian empire ; The era of palace revolutions ; Imperial expansion and maturation: Catherine II
  • Ruling the empire. War and peace, 1796-1825 ; Reaction under Nicholas I
  • Transformation of Russia in the nineteenth century. Economic developments ; Reforms and their limit, 1855-92 ; Foreign affairs after the Crimean War ; The rise of revolutionary movements ; Witte and accelerated industrialization ; Radical political parties develop ; Imperialism in Asia and the Russo-Japanese War
  • The last years of the autocracy. Revolution and counterrevolution, 1905-07 ; The Stolypin and Kokovtsov governments ; Active Balkan policy, 1906-13 ; Russia at war, 1914-16 ; The fatal weakening of tsarism
  • Revolutions and civil war. The February Revolution ; The period of dual power ; The Bolshevik revolution ; Civil war and war communism
  • The era of the new economic policy. Lenin's leadership ; Stalin's rise to power ; Foreign policy, 1921-28 ; Society and culture in the 1920s
  • Transformation and terror. Industrialization and collectivization ; The purges ; Mobilization of society ; Foreign policy, 1928-39
  • The war years. Prelude to war ; The Great Patriotic War
  • Reconstruction and Cold War. Reconstruction years ; Onset of the Cold War ; The death of Stalin
  • The Khrushchev era. Collective leadership and the rise of Khrushchev ; Foreign policy under Khrushchev ; Khrushchev's reforms and fall
  • The Brezhnev era. Collective leadership and the rise of Brezhnev ; Foreign policy of a superpower ; The economy under Brezhnev ; Culture and the arts in the 1960s and 1970s ; The death of Brezhnev
  • The leadership transition period. The Andropov interregnum ; The Chernenko interregnum
  • The Gorbachev era. Gorbachev's first year ; New thinking: foreign policy under Gorbachev ; Gorbachev's reform dilemma ; Nationality ferment ; The August coup and its aftermath
  • Physical environment. Global position and boundaries ; Administrative and territorial divisions ; Topography and drainage ; Climate
  • Environmental problems. Environmental conditions ; The response to environmental problems
  • Population. Demographic conditions ; Migration
  • Future prospects
  • Ethnic composition. The Russians ; Minority peoples and their territories ; Other ethnic groups ; Movements toward sovereignty
  • Religion. The Russian Orthodox Church ; Other religions ; Religion and foreign policy
  • The Russian language
  • Literature and the arts. Literature ; Music ; Ballet ; Architecture and painting
  • Outlook
  • Social structure. Social stratification ; Wages and work ; Rural life ; Social organizations ; The family ; The role of women ; Sexual attitudes
  • Education. The Soviet heritage ; The post-Soviet education structure ; Higher education ; Education and society
  • Health. Health conditions ; The health system
  • Housing. The Soviet era ; Post-Soviet conditions ; Land reform and private enterprise
  • Social welfare. Pensions ; Worker protection and benefits ; The homeless
  • Historical background. The eras of Lenin and Stalin ; The postwar growth period ; Reform and resistance ; The perestroika program ; Unforeseen results of reform
  • Economic reform in the 1990s. The Yeltsin economic program ; Monetary and fiscal policies ; Privatization ; Economic conditions in mid-1996
  • Natural resources
  • Agriculture. Crops ; Agricultural policy ; Agricultural production
  • Energy. Exploitation and consumption ; Oil ; Natural gas ; Coal ; Nuclear energy ; Conventional power generation ; Foreign investment in oil and gas
  • Banking and finance. The soviet financial system ; The financial sector in the 1990s ; Taxation
  • The labor force. Unemployment ; Wages
  • Manufacturing. Ferrous metallurgy ; Nonferrous metallurgy ; The automotive industry ; Machine building ; Light industry ; Chemicals
  • Transportation and telecommunications
  • Foreign economic relations. Foreign trade ; Foreign investment ; Foreign debt
  • The economic outlook
  • Historical background
  • The constitution and government structure. The executive branch ; The parliament ; The judiciary
  • Local and regional government. The federation treaty and regional power ; The separatist question
  • Political parties and legislative elections. The elections of 1993 ; The elections of 1995
  • Civil rights. General civil rights guarantees ; Criminal justice protection
  • The media. The print media ; The broadcast media
  • The political outlook
  • The emergence of Russian foreign policy. The search for objectives ; The state of the federation speeches
  • The foreign policy mechanism. The president ; The security council ; The parliament ; The government (cabinet)
  • Regional policies. The near abroad ; The United States ; Western Europe ; NATO ; Central Europe ; China ; Japan ; Other Asian states ; The third world ; The Middle East ; Latin America
  • Foreign policy prospects
  • Historical background
  • Military doctrine. Soviet doctrine ; The doctrine of 1993
  • The geopolitical context. Chechnya ; The Commonwealth of Independent States ; Kaliningrad ; The NATO issue ; Nuclear arms issues
  • The defense industry. Structure and conditions ; The defense budget ; New weaponry acquisition ; Foreign arms sales ; Prospects for the defense strategy
  • Force structure. Command structure ; Ground forces ; Naval forces ; Air forces ; Air defense forces ; Strategic rocket forces ; Airborne troops
  • Performance. Troop support programs ; Crime in the military ; Training ; Reform plans
  • Prospects for the military
  • Internal security before 1991
  • Successor agencies to the KGB. Ministry of Security (MB) ; Federal Counterintelligence Service (FSK) ; Federal Security Service (FSB) ; Federal Agency for Government Communications and Information (FAPSI) ; Main Guard Directorate (GUO) ; Federal Border Service and border security
  • Security operations in Chechnya ; Crime. Crime in the Soviet era ; The crime wave of the 1990s
  • The criminal justice system. Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) ; The procuracy ; Criminal law reform in the 1990s ; Secrecy laws ; How the system works
  • Prisons
  • Outlook.

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