LEADER 04125nam 22005535 450 001 996472053303316 005 20210107232652.0 010 $a1-4008-8083-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400880836 035 $a(CKB)3710000000587237 035 $a(EBL)4336796 035 $a(OCoLC)936547775 035 $a(DE-B1597)474662 035 $a(OCoLC)984687753 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400880836 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4336796 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000587237 100 $a20190523d2016 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRuling Russia $eAuthoritarianism from the Revolution to Putin /$fWilliam Zimmerman 210 1$aPrinceton, NJ : $cPrinceton University Press, $d[2016] 210 4$d©2016 215 $a1 online resource (356 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-16932-2 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tCHAPTER 1. From Democratic Centralism to Democratic Centralism -- $tCHAPTER 2. Alternative Mobilization Strategies, 1917-1934 -- $tCHAPTER 3. From Narrow Selectorate to Autocracy -- $tCHAPTER 4. The Great Purge -- $tCHAPTER 5. From Totalitarianism to Welfare Authoritarianism -- $tCHAPTER 6. Uncertainty and "Democratization" -- $tCHAPTER 7. Democratizing Russia, 1991-1997 -- $tCHAPTER 8. The Demise of Schumpeterian Democracy, the Return to Certainty, and Normal ("Full") Authoritarianism, 1998-2008 -- $tCHAPTER 9. The Return of Uncertainty? -- $tCHAPTER 10. The Past and Future of Russian Authoritarianism -- $tAfterword to the Paperback Edition -- $tSelected Bibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aWhen the Soviet Union collapsed, many hoped that Russia's centuries-long history of autocratic rule might finally end. Yet today's Russia appears to be retreating from democracy, not progressing toward it. Ruling Russia is the only book of its kind to trace the history of modern Russian politics from the Bolshevik Revolution to the presidency of Vladimir Putin. It examines the complex evolution of communist and post-Soviet leadership in light of the latest research in political science, explaining why the democratization of Russia has all but failed.William Zimmerman argues that in the 1930s the USSR was totalitarian but gradually evolved into a normal authoritarian system, while the post-Soviet Russian Federation evolved from a competitive authoritarian to a normal authoritarian system in the first decade of the twenty-first century. He traces how the selectorate-those empowered to choose the decision makers-has changed across different regimes since the end of tsarist rule. The selectorate was limited in the period after the revolution, and contracted still further during Joseph Stalin's dictatorship, only to expand somewhat after his death. Zimmerman also assesses Russia's political prospects in future elections. He predicts that while a return to totalitarianism in the coming decade is unlikely, so too is democracy.Rich in historical detail, Ruling Russia is the first book to cover the entire period of the regime changes from the Bolsheviks to Putin, and is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand why Russia still struggles to implement lasting democratic reforms. 606 $aAuthoritarianism$zRussia (Federation) 606 $aAuthoritarianism$zSoviet Union 606 $aDemocratization$zRussia (Federation) 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism$2bisacsh 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAuthoritarianism 615 0$aAuthoritarianism 615 0$aDemocratization 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism. 676 $a320.947 700 $aZimmerman$b William, $01070696 701 $aZimmerman$b William$01070696 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996472053303316 996 $aRuling Russia$92843341 997 $aUNISA