Growing pains
Subtitle: Russian democracy and the election of 1993
By: Timothy J. Colton and Jerry F. Hough, editors.
Contributors: Colton, Timothy J., 1947-; Hough, Jerry F., 1935-
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 744
Subjects: Presidents -- Russia (Federation) -- Election -- 1993.; Democracy -- Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Description: Growing Pains is a detailed study of the 1993 election and its implications for Russian development and for the country's relations with the West. Several chapters, relying on comprehensive surveys of the Russian electorate, analyze the election process and how social structure and citizen opinions shaped voter choice. Others examine the campaigns of the major parties, the nature and consequences of electoral rules, and the roles of the mass media.

Still others examine the campaign and its outcome at the grass roots in ten regions of Russia, from the western provinces to the Pacific coast, demonstrating the significance of local context and local elites and power structures in Russia's transitional politics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.