Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Introduction. The reality of Russia; 1 A disorderly legacy; 2 Democratization backwards; 3 What Russians have made of transformation; 4 Presidential succession: a Family problem; 5 Parties without accountability; 6 A floating system of parties; 7 Impact of transformation on Duma voters; 8 From acting to elected president; 9 Campaigning and governing; 10 In search of an equilibrium; Appendix A New Russia Barometer samples; Appendix B Coding of independent variables; References; Index
Summary
Russians want both free elections and order. Russia's political elites have had no difficulty in supplying a great choice of candidates and parties, but order has been in short supply. This is the challenge that Russia presents to Vladimir Putin. The authors present unrivalled survey and polling data
