Building the Russian State
Subtitle: Institutional Crisis and the Quest for Democratic Governance (John M Olin Critical Issues Series)
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: April 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780813338057
Subjects: Central government policies; Political structure & processes; Politics / Current Events; Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; Political Science; Russia (Federation); Politics/International Relations; Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe); Russia; Politics and government; International Relations - General; Political Ideologies - Democracy; History / Russia (pre- & post-Soviet Union); Political Science-International Relations - General; Political Science-Political Ideologies - Democracy; Elite (Social sciences); Public Affairs & Administration; 1991-; Congresses; Elites.; Staatsvorming.; gtt
First sentence: When Russia emerged as an independent state in 1991, its massive oil and gas reserves held both the promise of economic growth and the potential for building strong political links with society during the transition from Soviet rule.