Russian Politics: The Paradox of a Weak State

by Marie Mendras

Book Overview

What has become of the Russian state twenty years after the collapse of Communism? Why have the rulers and the ruled turned away from democratic institutions and the rule of law? What explains the Putin regime's often uncooperative policies towards Europe and its difficult relations with the rest of the world? These are among the key issues discussed in this essential book on contemporary Russia by Marie Mendras, France s leading scholar on the subject...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199395063
• ISBN13: 9780199395064
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"