
The Return
Russia's Journey from Gorbachev to Medvedev
Daniel Treisman(Author)
The Free Press
Published on 2. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
544 pages
978-1-4165-6072-2 (ISBN)
Description
Professor Daniel Treisman answers some of scholars' most pressing questions that haunt modern day Russia. Why did the Soviet Union disintegrate, and could its collapse have been avoided? Did Yeltsin destroy too much or too little of the Soviet political order? What explains Putin's unprecedented popularity with the Russian public? How did the "oligarchs" reshape the Russian economy?
Treisman suggests that these questions can be answered by looking back through the dynamic political and social traditions of the region. Rigorous rather than rhetorical, this book uses historically documented evidence with modern day conditions to paint a complete picture of Russia today. In a time when global politics are more important than ever, it is critical for us to understand the inner workings.
Treisman suggests that these questions can be answered by looking back through the dynamic political and social traditions of the region. Rigorous rather than rhetorical, this book uses historically documented evidence with modern day conditions to paint a complete picture of Russia today. In a time when global politics are more important than ever, it is critical for us to understand the inner workings.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
index, notes; 1 8-p 4-c insert
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
555 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4165-6072-2 (9781416560722)
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01/2011
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Person
Daniel Treisman is a professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a leading specialist on post-communist Russia's politics and economics. A recipient of fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and the Hoover Institution, he is the author of two previous acclaimed books on Russia. He lives with his family in Malibu, California.