LEADER 03611nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910789826103321 005 20230721013947.0 010 $a94-6166-020-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000079897 035 $a(EBL)1763003 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000484068 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11302809 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000484068 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10573885 035 $a(PQKB)10375118 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1763003 035 $a(OCoLC)715171977 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse29546 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1763003 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10452839 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000079897 100 $a20070911d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aElusive Russia$b[electronic resource] $ecurrent developments in Russian state identity and institutional reform under president Putin /$fKatlijn Malfliet and Ria Laenen (eds) 210 $aLeuven $cLeuven University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (90 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-5867-608-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aElusive Russia; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; Preface Katlijn Malfliet and Ria Laenen; Authority and Identity in Russia Marie Mendras; Authority Building or Power Building?; The power of administrations; Rulers and Ruled; Putin, champion of the state or agent of its demise?; Identity: European or Not?; Russia and the West; Europe, the Preferred Other; Disenchantment; Russian Domestic Affairs Matter; Russian Nationalism under Putin: A Majority Faith? Luke March; Strong Empire, Weak Nation; Contemporary Russian Ethnopolitics; Russian Nationalist Support and Influence 327 $aPutin and Russian NationalismRussian Nationalism Redux?; Conclusion; Federalism in Russia: Outcomes of the Decade 1993 - 2003 and the Newest Developments Irina Busygina; Outcomes of the Decade 1993-2003; Territorial Reform; Federalism and Political Parties in Russia; Federalism and Society; Some Conclusions; The Russian Parliament and Vladimir Putin's Presidency Andrei Zakharov; The Yeltsin Regime; The Putin Regime; The President and the Parliament; Parliamentary Efficiency; Unwillingness to control; Conclusions 327 $aConclusion : Elusive Russia ? How to Understand Today's Russia ? Katlijn Malfliet and Ria LaenenAbout the authors 330 $aSince President Putin came to power, Russia''s domestic political process underwent continuous changes. Up till now it remains unclear whether Russia is on the road towards becoming a fullfledged democracy or if it is diverting from this path.Elusive Russia brings together the views of four leading Russia experts on Russian state identity and institutional reform. Marie Mendras, Luke March, Irina Busygina and Andrei Zakharov share their original approaches on some key components of today''s russian politics and bring their own perspective to the complex and ongoing process of Russia''s nation 606 $aPolitical culture$zRussia (Federation) 606 $aPost-communism$zRussia (Federation) 607 $aRussia (Federation)$xPolitics and government$y1991- 615 0$aPolitical culture 615 0$aPost-communism 676 $a320.9''47''090511 701 $aMalfliet$b Katlijn$01472029 701 $aLaenen$b Ria$01472030 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789826103321 996 $aElusive Russia$93684615 997 $aUNINA