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Boris Yeltsin and Russia's Democratic Transformation.

Examines Boris Yeltsin's role as the principal leader and defender of Russia's democratic revolution, exploring how he fought to protect Russia's fragile new liberties, including the core freedoms of speech, religion, press, and political association.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ellison, Herbert J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2006]
Colección:Jackson School publications in international studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Boris Yeltsin, Russian Liberator
  • 1. Reform or Revolution? : Yeltsin and Gorbachev, 1987-1991
  • From Colleagues to Rivals
  • Yeltsin Builds an Opposition Program and Russian Base
  • Challenging the Center
  • Counterrevolution and Democratic Revolution
  • Replacing the Union
  • Epilogue
  • 2. The Politics of Reform, 1991-1999
  • Facing Communist Opposition
  • Conflicts Over Policy and Constitutional Structure
  • Blocking Constitutional Reform
  • Reform and Rebellion
  • The New Constitutional Order
  • Parliamentary and Presidential Election
  • The Final Phase of Yeltsin's Leadership: Economic and Political Crisis. Yeltsin Seeks a Successor
  • 3. Building a New Economy
  • The Legacy of Gorbachev's Economic Reforms
  • The Politics and Economics of the Yeltsin Reforms
  • The Long Struggle for Agricultural Reform
  • Yeltsin's Achievement in Economic Reform
  • 4. The New Russia and The World
  • Russia and the West
  • Russia and East Asia
  • Russia and the Other Former Soviet Republics
  • An Overview of Russian Foreign Policy Under Yeltsin
  • The Yeltsin Legacy