Author: | ISBN: | 9781452289687 | |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Publication: | June 26, 2012 |
Imprint: | CQ Press | Language: | English |
Author: | |
ISBN: | 9781452289687 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Publication: | June 26, 2012 |
Imprint: | CQ Press |
Language: | English |
Covering the major contours of any Russian politics course, and comprehensive enough to serve as a core text, this new reader includes sections from the Soviet political system and its collapse, to the debate about post-Communist transition and efforts toward political and economic reform. A former journalist who worked in Russia, Ostrow's substantial headnotes blend needed background with insights from his experience, to create a nuanced treatment of Russian politics.
Covering the major contours of any Russian politics course, and comprehensive enough to serve as a core text, this new reader includes sections from the Soviet political system and its collapse, to the debate about post-Communist transition and efforts toward political and economic reform. A former journalist who worked in Russia, Ostrow's substantial headnotes blend needed background with insights from his experience, to create a nuanced treatment of Russian politics.