Bacon, Edwin,  1966- <br/><br/>
Contemporary Russia / 
Edwin Bacon. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;  New York :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2010. 
 - xii, 239 p. :  ill., map ;  23 cm. 
 - Contemporary states and societies .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-233) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction --<br/>The historical context --<br/>Land and people --<br/>Social structure and social policy --<br/>Politics and government --<br/>The economy --<br/>Rights, freedoms and civil society --<br/>Ideas and culture --<br/>Russia and the world --<br/>Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> Contemporary Russia provides a readable and accessible introduction to Russia's politics, economics, and society especially of the Putin legacy and Medvedev's presidency. Present developments are set in the historical context of the events and trends of Russia's first post-Soviet decade and of the country's changing place in the world. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780230223707 (hardcover) 9780230223714 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Russia (Federation)<br/>Rusia (Federación) <br/>Rusia (Federación) --Geografía.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>338 DK 510.23   / B128c 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>947.086