TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bacon,Edwin
TI  - Contemporary Russia
T2  - Contemporary states and societies
SN  - 9780230223707 (hardcover)
AV  - 338 DK 510.23  B128c 2010
U1  - 947.086 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Russia (Federation)
KW  - Rusia (Federación)
KW  - Geografía
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-233) and index; Introduction --
The historical context --
Land and people --
Social structure and social policy --
Politics and government --
The economy --
Rights, freedoms and civil society --
Ideas and culture --
Russia and the world --
Conclusion
N2  - 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
ER  -