| Description |
xii, 239 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Culture in Russia and Russian culture / Sergei Serebriany -- Reconstruction, deconstruction and the restoration of literature in Russia / Peter Sawczak -- Alternative visions of the Russian future / John Miller |
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Russian politics in the time of troubles: some basic antinomies / A.V. Oblonsky -- Political leadership in post-communist Russia / Archie Brown -- The shape of the Russian macroeconomy / William Maley -- Reforming Russian agriculture; privatisation in comparative perspective / Robert F. Miller -- Privatisation of large-scale Russian industry / Stephen Fortescue -- From Soviet to Russian foreign policy / Amin Saikal, William Maley -- Russia's relations with the former external empire / Leslie Holmes -- Russia and Central Asia / Amin Saikal -- |
| Summary |
Russia's renewal since the collapse of communism has proved extraordinarily disturbed, marked by escalating conflict between President Yeltsin and the Congress of People's Deputies inherited from the Soviet era. This culminated in insurrection and violence on the streets, and when the main rebels were given amnesty in February 1994, the situation remained as uncertain as ever. The contributors to this book analyse a Russia which is searching for its future amid a maelstrom of complex forces - political, economic, sociocultural, and international. They examine each of these elements of Russia's situation and investigate the role that each may play in shaping Russia's fortunes into the next century. Their overall conclusion is that, whatever the exact shape of the future, it will be determined by both elements embedded over many generations and the influence of seven decades of communist rule |
| Analysis |
Russia (Federation) History, 1991- |
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Cultural identity |
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Economic policy |
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Forecasting |
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Foreign policy alignment |
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International relations |
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Overseas item |
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Political change |
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Privatisation |
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Russian Federation |
| Notes |
"Based on a conference of the same name which was held at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra in December 1993"--p. xi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
Russia (Federation) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92056007 -- Forecasting.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005779
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Russia (Federation) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88003129
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Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88002518
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Russia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80001203 -- Forecasting.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005779
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Russia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004044
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Maley, William, 1957-
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Saikal, Amin, 1950-
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| LC no. |
94037562 |
| ISBN |
0521482607 (hardback) |
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0521483875 (paperback) |
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