num_pages: 295
description: For several centuries, the Russians have been famous for the number of transactions they conduct through unofficial channels. This book, the first sustained attempt to explain and analyze Russian society's reliance on unofficial "give-and-take," focuses especially on two key practices: bribery (the use of public office for private gain) and blat (the informal exchange of favors). It brings together specialists from a wide range of disciplines.
language: English
title: Bribery and Blat in Russia: Negotiating Reciprocity from the Middle Ages to the 1990s
titlecomplete: Bribery and Blat in Russia: Negotiating Reciprocity from the Middle Ages to the 1990s (Studies in Russian and East European History and Society)
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan