LEADER 04611nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910455175303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-87168-6 010 $a1-280-33598-X 010 $a0-203-16220-X 035 $a(CKB)111056485518460 035 $a(EBL)179940 035 $a(OCoLC)437082492 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000252769 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11224817 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000252769 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10185555 035 $a(PQKB)10869874 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC179940 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL179940 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10060652 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL33598 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485518460 100 $a19931115d1993 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe struggle for Russia$b[electronic resource] $epower and change in the democratic revolution /$fRuslan Khasbulatov ; edited by Richard Sakwa 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1993 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aTranslated from Russian. 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-415-09292-2 327 $aTHE STRUGGLE FOR RUSSIA Power and change in the democratic revolution; Copyright; Contents; Author's preface; Introduction: Richard Sakwa; Part I On the eve; 1 Personal; 2 Russia, Socialism and the Transition; 3 In Politics and Government; 4 Remaking the State; The Union Treaty; The Federal Treaty; The Constitution of the Federation; In the community of the Union; 5 Economic Transformation; Russia and the economic crisis; The '500 days' plan and beyond; Land reform; Privatisation and the market; Economic reform and the world; 6 Beyond Communism; Politics before the coup; Rebuilding Russia 327 $aAppendix: Union Treaty (drafted in August 1990)Part II The coup; 7 Day One: 19 August 1991; Democracy in danger; The deputies: organisers of the defence; 8 Day Two: 20 August 1991; The ultimatum; 9 Day Three: 21 August 1991; A tragic night; The session of the Supreme Soviet; 10 23 August 1991: Gorbachev in Parliament; 11 The Origins of the Conspiracy; Questions, questions; The role of the military; The military-industrial complex; The dirty work of Kryuchkov's KGB; 12 The Fate of Freedom; On the verge of ruin; The bankruptcy of the doomed; Conclusion; Part III Power; 13 On Power 327 $aThoughts of the Speaker14 The Separation of Powers and Russia's Crisis; The separation of powers; Dictatorship and democracy; Economic and political power; The CIS: the collapse of a great empire and post-Union cooperation; 15 Power and Russia; The search for common sense; Parliamentarianism, parliament and democracy; Parliament and opposition; Parliament and the market economy; The professionalism of parliament; The vertical and horizontal separation of power; Parliament in civil society; Parliament and the government; Presidential and parliamentary forms of government 327 $a16 Federalism and DemocracyRussia and modern federalism; Federalism as a method of resolving ethnic disputes; Federalism and the problem of sovereignty; Federalism and the decentralisation of administration; Federalism, democracy and the treaty process; Federation and the defence of its principles; Federalism as a basis of national unity; Interaction of President and parliament; Conclusion; Index 330 $aRuslan Khasbulatov has played a central role in the dramatic changes in Russia over the last three years. He became Acting Speaker of the Russian parliament in July 1991 and helped to defend the Russian White House during the coup attempt of that August. He has since consolidated his influence in the Parliament, and has become one of the country's most powerful and controversial politicians. In this book, Khasbulatov presents his views on Russian politics before the coup, offers a vivid first-hand account of the resistance to the coup, and concludes with his views on the problem of power i 607 $aSoviet Union$xHistory 607 $aSoviet Union$xHistory$yAttempted coup, 1991$vPersonal narratives 607 $aRussia (Federation)$xPolitics and government$y1991- 607 $aSoviet Union$xPolitics and government$y1985-1991 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a947.085/4 700 $aKhasbulatov$b R. I$g(Ruslan Imranovich)$0974771 701 $aSakwa$b Richard$0508947 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455175303321 996 $aThe struggle for Russia$92219621 997 $aUNINA