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1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society (SPPS), 1614-3515 ; vol. 181 |
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Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; 181.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Zhanna Nemtsova -- Introduction. Boris Nemtsov : a tragedy of resistance / Andrey Makarychev and Alexandra Yatsyk -- Nemtsov : a variety of perspectives / Vladimir V. Kara-Murza, David J. Kramer, Miguel V. Liñán, Stefan Meister, Dmitry Mitin, Alla Kassianova, Yulia Kurnyshova -- Russia as alternative model : authoritarianism and corporatism resurgent / Howard J. Wiarda -- Boris Nemtsov and the reproduction of regional intelligentsia / Tomila Lankina -- Governing Nizhny Novgorod : Boris Nemtsov as a regional leader / Vladimir Gelʹman and Sharon W. Rivera -- Boris Nemtsov 1959-2015 : the rise and fall of a provincial democrat / Andre Mommen -- The Nemtsov vote : public opinion and pro-Western liberalism's decline in Russia / Henry E. Hale -- Rocking the Sochi Olympic narrative : Boris Nemtsov and Putin's sovereignty / Andrey Makarychev and Alexandra Yatsyk -- Nemtsov : "Ukraine's success gives Russia a chance!" / Kateryna Smagliy |
| Summary |
In post-Soviet Russian politics, Boris Nemtsov is one of the most tragic figures'and not only because he was shot dead, at the age of 56, in close vicinity to the Kremlin, the locus of Russia's power. The 'transparency of evil' in this specific case was shocking: Nemtsov's murder was filmed by a surveillance camera. The videotape confirms the demonstrative and brazen character of the assassination. His death illuminated a core feature of the current regime that tolerates, if not incites, extralegal actions against those it considers to be 'foes, ' 'traitors, ' or members of 'the Fifth Column.' In this volume Boris Nemtsov is commemorated from different perspectives. In addition to academic papers, it includes personal notes and reflections. The articles represent a range of assessments of Nemtsov's personality by people for whom he was one of the leading figures in post-Soviet politics and a major protagonist in Russia's transformation. Some authors had direct experiences of either living in, or travelling to, Nizhny Novgorod when Nemtsov was governor there. The plurality of opinions collected in this volume matches the diversity and multiplicity of Nemtsov's political legacy |
| Notes |
Collection of texts partly published previously |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Nemt︠s︡ov, Boris
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| SUBJECT |
Nemt︠s︡ov, Boris fast |
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Politicians -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Eastern.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Former Soviet Republics.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
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Politicians
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Economic policy
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Russia (Federation) -- Economic policy -- 1991-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004892
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Russia (Federation)
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Makarychev, A. S. (Andreĭ Stanislavovich), editor.
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Yatsyk, Alexandra, editor
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Nemt︠s︡ova, Zhanna, writer of foreword
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| ISBN |
9783838271224 |
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383827122X |
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