04144nam 2200709 450 991078800690332120230308223515.00-8014-5696-70-8014-8814-10-8014-5697-510.7591/9780801456978(CKB)2670000000607316(EBL)3425995(SSID)ssj0001461415(PQKBManifestationID)12620048(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001461415(PQKBWorkID)11471265(PQKB)10157950(DE-B1597)481742(OCoLC)984686886(DE-B1597)9780801456978(Au-PeEL)EBL3425995(CaPaEBR)ebr11090348(CaONFJC)MIL760192(OCoLC)924097146(MiAaPQ)EBC3425995(dli)heb40039.0001.001(MiU)MIU400390001001(EXLCZ)99267000000060731620150909h20012001 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrRussia's unfinished revolution political change from Gorbachev to Putin /Michael McFaulIthaca, New York ;London, [England] :Cornell University Press,2001.©20011 online resource (400 p.)Includes index.0-8014-3900-0 1-336-28906-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Part 1. The Gorbachev Era, 1985-1991 -- Part 2. The first Russian Republic, 1991-1993 -- Part 3. The emergence of the second Russian Republic, 1993- 1996 -- Part 4. The future of Russian democracy.For centuries, dictators ruled Russia. Tsars and Communist Party chiefs were in charge for so long some analysts claimed Russians had a cultural predisposition for authoritarian leaders. Yet, as a result of reforms initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev, new political institutions have emerged that now require election of political leaders and rule by constitutional procedures. Michael McFaul-described by the New York Times as "one of the leading Russia experts in the United States"-traces Russia's tumultuous political history from Gorbachev's rise to power in 1985 through the 1999 resignation of Boris Yeltsin in favor of Vladimir Putin. McFaul divides his account of the post-Soviet country into three periods: the Gorbachev era (1985-1991), the First Russian Republic (1991-1993), and the Second Russian Republic (1993-present). The first two were, he believes, failures-failed institutional emergence or failed transitions to democracy. By contrast, new democratic institutions did emerge in the third era, though not the institutions of a liberal democracy. McFaul contends that any explanation for Russia's successes in shifting to democracy must also account for its failures. The Russian/Soviet case, he says, reveals the importance of forging social pacts; the efforts of Russian elites to form alliances failed, leading to two violent confrontations and a protracted transition from communism to democracy. McFaul spent a great deal of time in Moscow in the 1990's and witnessed firsthand many of the events he describes. This experience, combined with frequent visits since and unparalleled access to senior Russian policymakers and politicians, has resulted in an astonishingly well-informed account. Russia's Unfinished Revolution is a comprehensive history of Russia during this crucial period.Political change from Gorbachev to PutinDemocracyRussia (Federation)DemocracySoviet UnionRussia (Federation)Politics and government1991-Soviet UnionPolitics and government1985-1991Soviet UnionEconomic policy1985-1991DemocracyDemocracy320.947McFaul Michael1106373MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788006903321Russia's unfinished revolution3859432UNINA