Institutions, ideas and leadership in Russian politics
By: edited by Julie M. Newton, William J. Tompson.
Contributors: Newton, Julie M., 1961-; Tompson, William J.
Series: St. Antony's series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780230551473
Subjects: Political leadership -- Russia (Federation; Post-communism -- Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Description: "This book addresses the question: how, and to what degree, are political institutions important in explaining the state of post-Communist political systems today? More specifically, it analyses the nature of political leadership and explains how, and under what circumstances, ideas and identity have influenced post-Soviet political change"--