The Dynamics of Russian Politics: A Short History (Contributions in Political Science)

'œGreen's text is an excellent, comprehensive introduction to the dynamics of Soviet and Russian politics from the late Tsarist period to the present. Covering in less than 100 pages the immediate pre-Soviet and Soviet periods up to Gorbachev's ascension to power, Green skillfully blends narrative history with disciplinary interpretations of that history from the fields of politics science and economics. The remainder (and majority) of the book describes and analyzes the attempts at reform during the Gorbachev and Yeltsin periods, systematically covering issues of ideology, culture, politics, and most centrally, nationalism and the dismantling of the command economy. Green pays careful and explicit attention to the important and relevant area-studies literature throughout, providing the reader with useful references for further study. General; under-graduate; professional.'' ChoiceBarbara B Green is the author of 'The Dynamics of Russian Politics: A Short History (Contributions in Political Science)', published 1994 under ISBN 9780313288869 and ISBN 0313288860.