Format:
Online-Ressource (212 p.)
ISBN:
9780691002484
Content:
Boris Yeltsin's attempts at democratic reform have plunged a long troubled Russia even further into turmoil. This dramatic break with the Soviet past has left Russia politically fragmented and riddled with corruption, its people with little hope for the future. In a fascinating account for anyone interested in Russia's current political struggles, Tim McDaniel explores the inability of all its leaders over the last two centuries--tsars and Communist rulers alike--to create the foundations of a viable modern society. The problem then and now, he argues, is rooted in a cultural trap endemic to
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781400822157
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691002484
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Agony of the Russian Idea
Language:
English
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