Authoritarian Russia : analyzing post-Soviet regime changes /
Analyzing post-Soviet regime changes
Vladimir Gelʹman.
- xiv, 208 pages ; 23 cm
- Pitt series in Russian and East European studies .
- Pitt series in Russian and East European studies .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Regime changes in Russia : the road of disillusionment -- Russia's flight from freedom : why? -- The roaring 1990s : conflicts and compromises -- The (in)famous 2000s : imposed consensus -- The unpredictable 2010s : rising challenges -- The agenda for tomorrow.
Presents theoretical and comparative perspectives on the factors affecting Russian regime changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the country's drift to "electoral authoritarianism", essentially authoritarian rule with the trappings of democratic institutions.