The fall of the Soviet system was hailed in the West as a triumph
of liberal and democratic ideals, but this euphoria was to be short
lived. The Rise of the Russian Democrats traces the pro-Western
democracy movement's development in Moscow and Leningrad from 1987
to 1991 and seeks to explain its eventual loss of direction,
inspiration and popularity. Studying the democratic revolution from
its grassroots, Judith Devlin focuses on how a civil society
emerged in Moscow and Leningrad through the development of
political clubs and associations. Their relation to the reform
politics of the party leadership is addressed in her authoritative
and insightful analysis. Arguing that the movement's origins
contributed to its ultimate decline, the author explains how the
intelligentsia's leadership of the popular democratic movement was
usurped by new politicians who emerged from the lower echelons of
the Soviet management system. It was these new politicians who were
able to play the key role in the transition to post-communism,
shaping the new institutions and focusing political activity and
debate. The Rise of the Russian Democrats attempts to characterise
the original inspiration, strengths and weaknesses of the
democratic movement in order to explain political culture after the
1991 coup. As an exploration of the reasons for the slow and
superficial nature of democratization in Russia, this book is of
practical, as well as academic, interest for students, researchers,
journalists and policymakers.
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