Sakwa, Richard. <br/><br/>
Russian politics and society / 
Richard Sakwa. 
 - 4th ed., Fully rev. and updated. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2008. 
 - xix, 585 p. :  maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [567]-571) and index. 
<br/><br/> The fall of communism and the rebirth of Russia -- Soviet communism and its dissolution -- The disintegration of the USSR -- The phoney democracy, 1991-3 --  Political institutions and processes -- Constitutionalism and the law  -- Crime, corruption and security -- The executive -- Party development -- Electoral politics -- The legislature --  Nationalism, federalism and regionalism -- National identity and state-building -- Federalism and the new state -- Segmented regionalism and the new federalism --  Economy and society -- Russian capitalism -- Society and social movements -- Cultural transformation --  Foreign, security and neighbourhood policy -- Foreign policy -- Defence and security policy -- Commonwealth, community and fragmentation --  Dilemmas of democratisation -- Problems of transition -- Democracy in Russia.  p. 1.  p. 2.  p. 3.  p. 4.  p. 5.  p. 6. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415415279 (hardback) 0415415276 (hardback) 9780415415286 (pbk.) 0415415284 (pbk.) 9780203931257 (ebook) 0203931254 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007032799 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Post-communism--Former Soviet republics.<br/>Post-communism--Russia (Federation)<br/>Postcomunismo--Federación Rusa.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-<br/>Rusia (Federación)--Política y gobierno--1991-<br/>Former Soviet republics--Politics and government.<br/>Primeras Repúblicas Soviéticas--Política y gobierno
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JN 6695  / S158r 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.947