Developments in Russian Politics 9

by Richard Sakwa (Editor), Henry E. Hale (Editor), Stephen White (Editor)

In Developments in Russian Politics 9 an international team of experts provides a clearly written and comprehensive account of the country's most recent developments, offering critical discussions of key areas in contemporary domestic and foreign Russian politics. All essays are either new or comprehensively rewritten for this volume and examine topics ranging from executive leadership, political parties, and elections to newer issues of national identity, protest, and Russia and greater Eurasia. They also address the military, parliamentary politics, the economy, social inequality, and media and political communication in the digital age. Reflecting the changing nature of Russian politics in a globalizing world defined by ever-shifting balances of power and Russia’s rising tensions with the West, Developments in Russian Politics remains the best introduction to the politics of the world's largest nation. 

Contributors. Samuel Charap, Valentina Feklyunina, Henry E. Hale, Philip Hanson, Kathryn Hendley, Marlene Laruelle, Ellen Mickiewicz, Ben Noble, Thomas F. Remington, Bettina Renz, Ora John Reuter, Graeme Robertson, Richard Sakwa, Darrell Slider, Stephen White, John P. Willerton

Genres: Russia

280 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2019

About the author

Richard Sakwa (born 1953) is Professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent. He writes books about Russian and Eastern European communist and post-communist politics.

Sakwa is currently Professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent. From 2001 to 2007 he was also the head of the University's Politics and International Relations department. He has published on Soviet, Russian and post-communist affairs, and has written and edited several books and articles on the subject.

Sakwa was also a participant of Valdai Discussion Club, an Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, a member of the Advisory Boards of the Institute of Law and Public Policy in Moscow and a member of Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences.

Reviews

[Sean Hinze · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting examination of Russian politics from the early 1990s to late 2010s. It's one of the more interesting books on Russia's internal dynamics, especially given that it uses Russian statistics and contextualizes them with Russian politics. Overall, it shows a fascinating picture about the hybrid nature of the Russian government. It's not democratic but not completely autocratic, either.

[Olga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book that provides basic information on matters such as political system of Russia, features of political culture in general of the state in question and plenty of detailed information more broadly on institutions associated with Russia.

[Christina Morden (ClaryNathanWill) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for political science class on Russian foreign and security policy.

Okay textbook, the better of the two books assigned in the class.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick read for good introduction into the political system Russia.