Developments in Russian and post-Soviet politics

"Of all the dramatic changes that swept through Eastern Europe in the late 1980s, one of the most significant has been the transformation of a communist-ruled Soviet Union into a group of independent post-Soviet states. Drawing together leading international scholars, this completely revised, updated, and expanded edition of the critically acclaimed Developments in Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics (published in 1992) provides an up-to-date, systematic, and broad-ranging examination of the government, politics, and policy in Russia and other successor states of the former Soviet Union."--BOOK JACKET. "Beginning with a discussion of the process of transition, the book moves on to consider the Russian presidency and parliament; political parties and civil rights; the policy process, particularly as it relates to social issues, the economy, privatization and foreign policy; national and ethnic differences; and politics outside Russia. It also examines the place of these unprecedented changes within the larger context of Russian history. Developments in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics will be an authoritative guide to the transformation occurring in Russia and the newly formed republics