Screen LibraryPutin and Putinism
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| Group Author: | ; |
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | London |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 201 p.: ill. ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780415499866 (hbk.) 0415499860 (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | D751 |
| CLC: | D751.22 |
| Call Number: | D751.22/P988-1 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: Perspectives on Putin / Ronald J. Hill -- Rus United / Ken Jowitt -- Big Money as an Obstacle to Democracy in Russia / Vladimir Shlapentokh -- Pre-Modern State Building in Post-Soviet Russia / Ottorino Cappelli -- Putin, Professional Politician / Rita di Leo -- The Russian Elite in Transition / Stephen White and Ian McAllister -- The Putin Phenomenon / Andrei Rogatchevski -- Putin in Russian Fiction / Andrei Rogatchevski. Vladimir Putin's presidency of Russia, 2000-2008, sought to overcome Boris Yeltsin's legacy by rebuilding the authority of the Russian state, in the process winning popularity, but provoking alarm among liberals & democrats & in the wider world. These essays offer a wide array of views & interpretations of the Putin phenomenon. |