| Description |
1 online resource (437 pages) |
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Sovremennai︠a︡ zapadnai︠a︡ rusistika = Contemporary Western Rusistika |
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Sovremennai︠a︡ zapadnai︠a︡ rusistika.
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| Contents |
880-04 Ne v pori︠a︡dke -- Zaputannai︠a︡ pautina kultury -- Svoim slovami -- Abstraktnye predstavlenii︠a︡ o demokratii v zerkale realʹnoĭ zhizni -- Otnoshenie k rynku : rossii︠a︡nie protiv neravenstav --Vzgli︠a︡dy na pori︠a︡dok, bespori︠a︡dok i demokratii︠u︡ -- Chego khoti︠a︡t rossii︠a︡ne -- Obshchie vyvody |
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880-04/(N Не в порядке -- Запутанная паутина културы -- Своим словами -- Абстрактные представления о демократии в зеркале реальной жизни -- Отношение к рынку : россияние против неравенстав --Взгляды на порядок, беспорядок и демократию -- Чего хотят россияне -- Общие выводы |
| Summary |
Russian-language edition: One common explanation for the failure of democracy to take root in Russia more quickly and more thoroughly than it has points to inherited cultural values that predispose Russian citizens to favor an autocratic type of governance. Ellen Carnaghan takes aim at this cultural-determinist thesis in her study of Russian attitudes, based on intensive interviews with more than sixty citizens from all walks of life and a variety of political orientations. What she finds is that, rather than being influenced by an antidemocratic and anticapitalist ideology, these ordinary citizens view the economic and political system in Russia today very critically because it simply does not function well for them in meeting their everyday needs. They long for order not because they eschew democracy and free markets in any fundamental way, but because they experience them currently as chaotic and unpredictable, leading to constant frustration. As a result, there is reason to be optimistic about further progress in democratization: it depends on improving the functioning of existing institutions, not transforming deep-rooted cultural norms. In the Conclusion, Carnaghan applies her argument to elucidating the reasons why Russians have responded favorably to what Westerners see as moves in an antidemocratic direction by Vladimir Putin's government |
| Notes |
"Nauchnoe izdanie." |
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"Научное издание." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Political culture -- Russia (Federation)
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Public opinion -- Russia (Federation)
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Political Science / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union.
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Political culture
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Politics and government -- Public opinion
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Public opinion
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| SUBJECT |
Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991- -- Public opinion
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Russia (Federation)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gorbov, Andreĭ, translator.
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Горбов, Андрей, translator |
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Makhlai︠u︡k, Nikolaĭ, translator
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Махлаюк, Николай, translator |
| ISBN |
9781644698433 |
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1644698439 |
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