Popular Choice and Managed Democracy - The Russian Elections of 1999 and 2000 (Paperback)

"Twice in the winter of 1999-2000, citizens of the Russian Federation flocked to their neighborhood voting stations and scratched their ballots in an atmosphere of uncertainty, rancor, and fear. This book is a tale of these two elections-one for the 450-seat Duma, the other for President. Despite financial crisis, a national security emergency in Chechnya, and cabinet instability, Russian voters unexpectedly supported the status quo. The elected lawmakers prepared to cooperate with the executive branch, a gift that had eluded President Boris Yeltsin since he imposed a post-Soviet constitution by referendum in 1993. When Yeltsin retired six months in advance of schedule, the presidential mantle went to Vladimir Putin-a career KGB officer who fused new and old ways of doing politics. Putin was easily elected President in his own right. This book demonstrates key trends in an extinct superpower, a troubled country in whose stability, modernization, and openness to the international community the West still has a huge stake. "

General

Imprint:	Brookings Institution Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2003
First published:	November 2003
Authors:	Timothy J. Colton • Michael McFaul
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	330
ISBN-13:	978-0-8157-1535-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda
LSN:	0-8157-1535-8
Barcode:	9780815715351

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