LEADER 03597nam 22005895 450 001 9910866586203321 005 20240626125349.0 010 $a9783031524233$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031524226 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-52423-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31503903 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31503903 035 $a(CKB)32568987100041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-52423-3 035 $a(EXLCZ)9932568987100041 100 $a20240626d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aContemporary Russia /$fby Edwin Bacon 205 $a4th ed. 2024. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (300 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Bacon, Edwin Contemporary Russia Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2024 9783031524226 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. The Historical Context -- 3. Land and People -- 4. Social Structure and Social Policy -- 5. Politics and Government -- 6. The Economy -- 7. Rights, Freedoms, and Civil Society -- 8. Culture and Media -- 9. Russia and the World -- 10. Conclusion. 330 $aThis textbook offers an up-to-date and incisive overview of contemporary Russia. Systematically covering the country?s history, geography, society, politics, economy and culture, it analyses current developments ?the headlines and the more everyday? and situates its analysis in the wider historical context to help readers make sense of one of the world?s most important regions. Building on the success of its previous editions and analysing complex questions in the light of expertise gathered over decades, this remains the leading text for a wide-ranging account of Russia today. Praised for its accessible and engaging writing style, this new edition is essential reading for anyone interested in gaining a more nuanced and wide-ranging understanding of contemporary Russia. It is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Russian society, culture, politics, and international relations. Edwin Bacon teaches International Politics at the University of Lincoln. He is the author of more than half a dozen books on Russian politics and history. He has previously worked at Birkbeck University of London, the University of Birmingham, Bishop Grosseteste University, and the University of Warwick, as well as briefly for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and as Parliamentary Special Adviser to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee of the House of Commons. He runs the book blog russiainfiction.com and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. 606 $aPolitical science 606 $aRussia$xHistory 606 $aEurope, Eastern$xHistory 606 $aSoviet Union$xHistory 606 $aEurope$xPolitics and government 606 $aPolitical Science 606 $aRussian, Soviet, and East European History 606 $aEuropean Politics 615 0$aPolitical science. 615 0$aRussia$xHistory. 615 0$aEurope, Eastern$xHistory. 615 0$aSoviet Union$xHistory. 615 0$aEurope$xPolitics and government. 615 14$aPolitical Science. 615 24$aRussian, Soviet, and East European History. 615 24$aEuropean Politics. 676 $a947.086 700 $aBacon$b Edwin$0517993 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910866586203321 996 $aContemporary Russia$9848169 997 $aUNINA