Russian Politics and Society

This study offers a detailed coverage of the major processes and issues in the development of post-communist Russian politics and society.This new edition is revised and reorganized, bringing the debates and material up to date. It covers the reasons for the fall of the Soviet regime and its legacy for the reborn Russian state. Topics discussed include political institutions and processes covering the new constitutional order, the emergence of a strong executive, Russian parliamentarianism and the emerging party system, the relationship between federalism, nationalism, regionalism and localism. Also included are discussions of economic reform, social transformation and cultural change, foreign policy, defence and security policy, state and nation building in the other 14 post-Soviet republics, the commonwealth of independent states and the problem of borders, migration and citizenship.