Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Note on translation and transliteration; Introduction; PART I: Law and power in Russian politics; 1. Law and power in authoritarian regimes: Research and perspectives; 2. The Russian legal tradition; 3. The creation of a new quasi-legal order; 4. The politico-legal duality of Putinism; PART II: Selective law enforcement in theory and practice; 5. Selective law enforcement as a mechanism enforcing informal rules; 6. Three issue areas of controversy
7. A legal minefield: The role of laws in selective law enforcement8. Perceptions about political interference; 9. The impact of quasi-legal repression; Concluding remarks; Index
