Gorbachev Yeltsin And Putin
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Gorbachev Yeltsin And Putin
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Author : Archie Brown
language : en
Publisher: Carnegie Endowment
Release Date : 2013-01-25
Gorbachev Yeltsin And Putin written by Archie Brown and has been published by Carnegie Endowment this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-25 with History categories.
This volume analyzes various aspects of the political leadership during the collapse of the Soviet Union and formation of a new Russia. Comparing the rule of Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Vladimir Putin, the book reflects upon their goals, governing style, and sources of influence—as well as factors that influenced their activities and complicated them too. Contents Introduction Archie Brown Transformational Leaders Compared: Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin Archie Brown Evaluating Gorbachev and Yeltsin as Leaders George W. Breslauer From Yeltsin to Putin: The Evolution of Presidential Power Lilia Shevtsova Political Leadership and the Center-Periphery Struggle: Putin's Administrative Reforms Eugene Huskey Conclusion Lilia Shevtsova
Russia Lost In Transition
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Author : Lilii︠a︡ Shevt︠s︡ova
language : en
Publisher: Carnegie Endowment
Release Date : 2007
Russia Lost In Transition written by Lilii︠a︡ Shevt︠s︡ova and has been published by Carnegie Endowment this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Political Science categories.
Russian history is first and foremost a history of personalized power. As Russia startles the international community with its assertiveness and faces both parliamentary and presidential elections, Lilia Shevtsova searches the histories of the Yeltsin and Putin regimes. She explores within them conventional truths and myths about Russia, paradoxes of Russian political development, and Russia's role in the world. Russia--Lost in Transition discovers a logic of government in Russia--a political regime and the type of capitalism that were formulated during the Yeltsin and Putin presidencies and will continue to dominate Russia's trajectory in the near term. Looking forward as well as back, Shevtsova speculates about the upcoming elections as well as the self-perpetuating system in place--the legacies of Yeltsin and Putin--and how it will dictate the immediate political future. She also explores several scenarios for Russia's future over the next decade.
A Riddle Wrapped Up In An Enigma
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Author : Nevin Gussack
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-06-05
A Riddle Wrapped Up In An Enigma written by Nevin Gussack and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-05 with categories.
Author Nevin Gussack provides a fresh perspective on the Soviet deception plans during the Gorbachev period in the USSR (1985-1991). Under Gorbachev's rule, the Soviet Union supported the continued military buildup, war planning, subversion, and disinformation of the Red Army, KGB, and GRU. Even after the "fall" of communism in December 1991, Russia continued to position itself against American interests all over the world. Primary source documents, defector information, and secondary source periodicals, books, and journals document my contention that the CPSU under Gorbachev implemented the most ambitious deception program ever faced by the West since the NEP of Lenin. In this book, the reader will discover: >How Gorbachev sought to dismantle the "enemy image" of the USSR in order to cripple the American defense posture. >How the CPSU under Gorbachev continued support for Moscow's clients worldwide. >How Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin continued to formulate war plans directed against the United States. >How the Soviets and their Communist allies initially stage-managed many of the "changes" in Eastern Europe during 1989 and 1990. >How the GULAGS remained open under Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin. >How the CPSU ensured the development of crony capitalism during the post-Soviet period and much more....
Gorbachev And Yeltsin As Leaders
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Author : George W. Breslauer
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002
Gorbachev And Yeltsin As Leaders written by George W. Breslauer and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Gorbachev and Yeltsin as Leaders also compares these men with Khrushchev and Brezhnev, yielding new insight into the nature of Soviet and post-Soviet politics and into the dynamics of "transformational" leadership more generally. The book is an important contribution to the analysis and evaluation of political leadership. It is well written and accessible to the nonspecialist."--Jacket.
Russia S Dead End
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Author : Andrei A. Kovalev
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2017-08
Russia S Dead End written by Andrei A. Kovalev and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Elite-level Soviet politics, privileged access to state secrets, knowledge about machinations inside the Kremlin—such is the environment in which Andrei A. Kovalev lived and worked. In this memoir of his time as a successful diplomat serving in various key capacities and as a member of Mikhail Gorbachev’s staff, Kovalev reveals hard truths about his country as only a perceptive witness can do. In Russia’s Dead End Kovalev shares his intimate knowledge of political activities behind the scenes at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Kremlin before and after the dissolution of the USSR in December 1991, including the Russia of Vladimir Putin. Kovalev analyzes Soviet efforts to comply with international human-rights obligations, the machinations of the KGB, and the link between corrupt oligarchs and state officials. He documents the fall of the USSR, the post-Soviet explosion of state terrorism and propaganda, and offers a nuanced historical explanation of the roots of Russia’s contemporary crisis under Vladimir Putin. This insider’s memoir provides a penetrating analysis of late-Soviet and post-Soviet Russian politics that is pungent, pointed, witty, and accessible. It assesses the current dangerous status of Russian politics and society while illuminating the path to a more just and democratic future.
Conversations On Russia
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Author : Padma Desai
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2006-04-13
Conversations On Russia written by Padma Desai and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-13 with Business & Economics categories.
Presenting a collection of interviews with distinguished Russian and Western policymakers and analysts on Russian reforms, from Yeltsin to Putin, this work appeals to researchers and students in developmental economics, political economy, and Soviet studies, and educated laypeople interested in Russia.
The Kremlin And The High Command
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Author : Dale R. Herspring
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2006-10-11
The Kremlin And The High Command written by Dale R. Herspring and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-11 with History categories.
Throughout its existence, the Red Army was viewed as a formidable threat. By the end of the Cold War, however, it had become the weakest link in the Soviet Union's power structure. Always subordinate to the Communist Party, the military in 1991 suddenly found itself answering instead to the president of a democratic state. Dale Herspring closely examines how that relationship influenced the military's viability in the new Russian Federation. Herspring's book is the first to assess the relationship between the Russian military and the political leadership under Presidents Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Vladimir Putin. He depicts an outmoded and demoralized military force still struggling to free itself from Cold War paradigms, while failing to confront not only debacles in Afghanistan and Chechnya but also a rise in crime and corruption within the ranks. He reveals how Gorbachev neglected the military to save Russia from internal collapse and Yeltsin reneged on continuing promises of support. And, while Putin claims a better understanding of the armed forces, he has severely tightened his control over the military while monitoring its struggle toward modernization. Herspring argues that presidential leadership-or a significant lack thereof-has been the key variable determining the kind of military Russia puts in the field. It has been up to the president to ensure that the high command makes a successful transition to the new polity-otherwise combat readiness will decline and generals and admirals could become politicized. By focusing on how the high command has reacted to each president's decisions and leadership style, Herspring shows that, in spite of the continued importance of the military's bureaucratic structure, personality factors have assumed a much more important role than in the past. The Kremlin and the High Command provides the most complete analysis to date of the Russian president's influence on the Russian officer corps, the soldiers they lead, and their army's combat readiness. Shedding light on the chaos that has plagued the USSR and Russia over the past 25 years, it also suggests how the often fraught relationship between the president and the high command must evolve if the Russian Federation is to evolve into a truly democratic nation.
Russia S Unfinished Revolution
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Author : Michael McFaul
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2001-08-23
Russia S Unfinished Revolution written by Michael McFaul and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-23 with History categories.
For centuries, dictators ruled Russia. Tsars and Communist Party chiefs were in charge for so long some analysts claimed Russians had a cultural predisposition for authoritarian leaders. Yet, as a result of reforms initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev, new political institutions have emerged that now require election of political leaders and rule by constitutional procedures. Michael McFaul—described by the New York Times as "one of the leading Russia experts in the United States"—traces Russia's tumultuous political history from Gorbachev's rise to power in 1985 through the 1999 resignation of Boris Yeltsin in favor of Vladimir Putin. McFaul divides his account of the post-Soviet country into three periods: the Gorbachev era (1985-1991), the First Russian Republic (1991–1993), and the Second Russian Republic (1993–present). The first two were, he believes, failures—failed institutional emergence or failed transitions to democracy. By contrast, new democratic institutions did emerge in the third era, though not the institutions of a liberal democracy. McFaul contends that any explanation for Russia's successes in shifting to democracy must also account for its failures. The Russian/Soviet case, he says, reveals the importance of forging social pacts; the efforts of Russian elites to form alliances failed, leading to two violent confrontations and a protracted transition from communism to democracy. McFaul spent a great deal of time in Moscow in the 1990s and witnessed firsthand many of the events he describes. This experience, combined with frequent visits since and unparalleled access to senior Russian policymakers and politicians, has resulted in an astonishingly well-informed account. Russia's Unfinished Revolution is a comprehensive history of Russia during this crucial period.
Political Elites And The New Russia
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Author : Anton Steen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-06-01
Political Elites And The New Russia written by Anton Steen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-01 with History categories.
Political Elite and the New Russia convincingly argues that although reforms in Russia have been initiated by those close to the President, in fact local and national elites have been the crucial strategic actors in reshaping Russia's economy, democratising its political system and decentralising its administration. This book analyses the role of elites under Yeltsin and Putin, discussing the extent to which they form a coherent political culture, and how far this culture has been in step with, or at odds with, the reform policies of the Kremlin leadership.
The Struggle For Russia
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Author : Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin
language : en
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Release Date : 1995
The Struggle For Russia written by Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin and has been published by Crown Publishing Group (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Russian president provides an inside account of the fall of Soviet communism and Russia's turbulent and difficult journey toward democracy