LEADER 04144nam 2200709 450 001 9910788006903321 005 20230308223515.0 010 $a0-8014-5696-7 010 $a0-8014-8814-1 010 $a0-8014-5697-5 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801456978 035 $a(CKB)2670000000607316 035 $a(EBL)3425995 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001461415 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12620048 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001461415 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11471265 035 $a(PQKB)10157950 035 $a(DE-B1597)481742 035 $a(OCoLC)984686886 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801456978 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3425995 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11090348 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL760192 035 $a(OCoLC)924097146 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3425995 035 $a(dli)heb40039.0001.001 035 $a(MiU)MIU400390001001 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000607316 100 $a20150909h20012001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRussia's unfinished revolution $epolitical change from Gorbachev to Putin /$fMichael McFaul 210 1$aIthaca, New York ;$aLondon, [England] :$cCornell University Press,$d2001. 210 4$dİ2001 215 $a1 online resource (400 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-8014-3900-0 311 $a1-336-28906-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPart 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. 330 $aFor 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. 517 3 $aPolitical change from Gorbachev to Putin 606 $aDemocracy$zRussia (Federation) 606 $aDemocracy$zSoviet Union 607 $aRussia (Federation)$xPolitics and government$y1991- 607 $aSoviet Union$xPolitics and government$y1985-1991 607 $aSoviet Union$xEconomic policy$y1985-1991 615 0$aDemocracy 615 0$aDemocracy 676 $a320.947 700 $aMcFaul$b Michael$01106373 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788006903321 996 $aRussia's unfinished revolution$93859432 997 $aUNINA