The Dynamics of Russian Politics: v. 1: Putin's Reform of Federal-Regional Relations: Putin's Federal-regional Reforms: Putin's Reform of Federal-Regional Relations, Volume 1 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0742526437 ISBN 13: 9780742526433

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK), 2003

Synopsis

Who rules Russia? This question is generated by President Vladimir Putins most ambitious reform program to date—his attempt since 2000 to reshape the Russian federation, centralize much of the power lost by the Kremlin to the eighty-nine regional governors during the 1990s, and strengthen his weak grip on Russias institutions and political elite.

In The Dynamics of Russian Politics Russian and Western authors from the fields of political science, economics, ethnology, law, and journalism examine the reforms impact of key areas of Russian life, including big business, law enforcement, corruption, political party development, health care, local government, small business, and ethnic relations. Volume I presents the historical context and an overview of the reforms, then tracks how Putins plans were implemented and resisted across each of the seven new federal okrugs, or megaregions, into which he divided Russia. In particular, the authors analyze the goals and contrasting political styles of his seven commissars and how their often-concealed struggles with the more independent and determined governors played out.

Volume II examines the impact of these reforms on Russias main political institutions; the increasingly assertive business community; and the defense, police, and security ministries. Together, the two volumes simultaneously reveal that Putins successes have been much more limited and ambiguous than is widely believed in the West while offering detailed and nuanced answers to the difficult but crucial question: Who rules Russia?

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About the Author

Peter Reddaway is a professor emeritus of political science and international affairs at George Washington University. He taught at the London School of Economics and directed the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies. He is author of numerous books on Soviet and Russian affairs, including Russia's Domestic Security Wars: Putin's Use of Divide and Rule Against His Hardline Allies (2018); Russia's Political Hospitals: The Abuse of Psychiatry in the Soviet Union, with Sidney Bloch (1977); and Uncensored Russia: The Human Rights Movement in the Soviet Union (1972).

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK)
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742526437
• ISBN 13: 9780742526433
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Robert W. Orttung, Peter Reddaway