Title Bandits, Gangsters and the Mafia : Russia, the Baltic States and the CIS since 1991

Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014

Click on the following:
ProQuest Ebook Central

Copies

Description 1 online resource (472 pages) Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Maps, Figure and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Map 1: The Russian Federation; Chapter 1 How and Why Did It Happen?; The roving bandit and the stationary bandit; The hedgehog and the fox; Khalyava; Power and property; Property rights; The Marxist-Leninist legacy; Who is to blame?; Chapter 2 Brilliant Tactical but Disastrous Strategic Policies: the Gorbachev Era; The planned economy; Reforms from Khrushchev to Gorbachev; Enter Gorbachev; The new team; Perestroika; The 500-day programme; Glasnost Yeltsin breaks with GorbachevThe 19th party conference; The Congress of People's Deputies and the Supreme Soviet; Conflict within the party; First President; The 28th party congress; Desperate measures; Russia awakes; Gorbachev assailed; President Yeltsin; The attempted coup of August 1991; Yeltsin triumphant; Nationalities; Foreign policy; Eastern Europe; Workers; Enterprise leasing; Why did the military allow the Soviet Union to disintegrate?; Gorbachev's legacy; The mafia; The KGB and the mafia; The clan chiefs emerge; Why did the Soviet Union disappear? Chapter 3 Tsar Boris the Bruiser: the First Presidency, 1991-96Yeltsin's team; Confrontation in the Congress of People's Deputies; The Civic Union appears; The President and the 7th Congress; Conflict resumes; On the offensive; Towards a new constitution; The final thrust; The spoils of victory; The constitution and the first Duma; The Federal Assembly; The President's life-style; Political reactions; Budennovsk; The Duma tests the President's power; Negotiating a peace; The Duma elections of December 1995; The election results; The presidential race; The electoral campaign; The planned coup Campaigning Chubais styleKorzhakov's final gamble; Chapter 4 Tsar Boris the Boozer: the Second Presidency, 1996-99; Lebed framed; Yeltsin reasserts himself; The banking war; Yeltsin and the October compromise; Berezovsky goes; The book scandal; Yeltsin revitalised; Chernomyrdin goes; Enter Kirienko; Russia devalues and defaults; Enter Chernomyrdin; Enter Stepashin; Enter Putin; The New Duma; The Tsar departs; Chapter 5 The Tsar's Court: The Presidential Administration, the Security Council and the Government; The development of the administration The presidential administration during the second presidencyThe Security Council; Other security agencies; Other advisory agencies; Government; Chapter 6 Colonels and Spies: Defence, Internal Affairs and the Security Forces; The military; The Russian ministry of defence; Russian military doctrine; Retreat; Transdniestria; The first Chechen war, 1994-96; Interbellum; The second Chechen war, 1999-; Health, drug abuse and Aids in the military; Nuclear arms; Military reform and doctrine; Internal affairs; Security; The security market; Barannikov departs; The kompromat wars; Enter the FSK Summary During the 1990s, the ""roving bandits"", big business or the oligarchs, stole Russia. They gained influence over President Yeltsin and his government, and gradually shaped policy in their own interests. In this first comprehensive account to explain why Russia took the course it did, Martin McCauley examines the period through the prism of government, including Yeltsin's shadow government, and looks at the military, police, security and intelligence services. Relations between Moscow and the regions, industry, agriculture, social policy and foreign policy are also explored Notes Enter the FSB Print version record Subject HISTORY -- Europe -- Eastern. HISTORY -- Europe -- Former Soviet Republics. HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union. Politics and government SUBJECT Russia (Federation) -- History -- 1991- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93001058 Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006576 Baltic States -- History -- 1991- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006092 Baltic States -- Politics and government -- 1991- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96000041 Former Soviet republics -- History Former Soviet republics -- Politics and government Subject Baltic States Russia (Federation) Soviet Union -- Former Soviet republics Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781317879473 1317879473

  Permalink