| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 200 pages) |
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Introduction: The Paradox of Russian Presidentialism * Presidentialism and the Politics of Mistrust in Modern Russia * The Creation of the Soviet Presidency: Social Chaos and Executive Power, 1989-1991 * The Rise and Fall of the First Russian Republic, 1991-1993 * The Unexpected Second Russian Republic * Electing the Russian President, 1996 * Putin's Presidency (new chapter) * The Future of Russian Presidential Democracy |
| Summary |
Why has Russian democracy apparently survived and even strengthened under a presidential system, when so many other presidential regimes have decayed into authoritarian rule? And what are the origins of presidential power in modern Russia? Thomas M. Nichols argues that the answer lies in the relationship between political institutions and trust: where society, and consequently politics, is fractious and divided, structural safeguards inherent in presidentialism actually serve to strengthen democratic behavior. The Russian presidency is not the cause of social turmoil in Russia, but rather a successful response to it. This book's emphasis on the social origins of Russian politics explains not only the unexpected survival of Russian democracy, but encourages a reconsideration of the relationship between institutions, social conditions, and democracy. This revised and expanded edition also includes new sections on the election and presidency of Vladimir Putin, and considers the question of how the arrival of the Putin era will affect the futher consolidation of the Russian democracy |
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Includes index |
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Print version record |
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Presidents -- Russia (Federation)
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Political culture -- Russia (Federation)
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History of other lands -- Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe) -- Russia.
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Political science & theory -- Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe) -- Russia.
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Political leaders & leadership -- Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe) -- Russia.
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History.
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Political culture
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Politics and government
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Presidents
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| SUBJECT |
Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006576
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| Subject |
Russia (Federation)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780312299088 |
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0312299087 |
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1281366331 |
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9781281366337 |
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