The text focuses on the construction of political institutions, changes in culture and society, and the politics of economic reform since the country achieved independence in 1991. The author' s dual focus on both historical background and contemporary developments offers students a useful context for understanding the events in Russia today as they relate to the pre-revolutionary, Soviet, and Perestroika periods of Russion history.
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