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Englishwoman Mary McAuley first arrived in Leningrad in the early
1960s, eager to study labor relations for her thesis. Staying at a
hostel, she met a number of Soviet students, many born under the
rule of Joseph Stalin. Over the half-century that followed, McAuley
traced their varying paths and the changing face of the former
imperial capital. Remembering Leningrad captures the story of a
beautiful city and lifelong friendships. We follow McAuley as she
walks through the streets downtown and examines politics in the
1960s, describes the hazards of furnishing an apartment in the
1990s, and learns about the challenges her friends have faced
during these turbulent years. By weaving history and anecdotes to
create a picture of Russia's cultural center, McAuley underscores
the impact of time and place on the Russian intelligentsia who
lived through the transition from Soviet to post-Soviet life. The
result is a remarkable group portrait of a generation.
Today Russia and human rights are both high on the international
agenda. Since Putin returned to the presidency in 2012, domestic
developments--from the prosecution of Pussy Riot to the release of
Khodorkovsky--and Russia's global role, especially in relation to
Ukraine, have captured the attention of the world. The role of
human rights activism inside Russia is, therefore, coming under
ever greater international scrutiny. Since 1991, when the Russian
Federation became an independent state, hundreds of organisations
have been created to champion human rights causes, with varying
strategies, and successes. The response of the authorities has
ranged from being supportive, or indifferent, to openly hostile.
Based on archival research and practical experience working in the
community, Mark McAuley here provides a clear and comprehensive
analysis of the progress made by human rights organisations in
Russia--and the challenges which will confront them in the future.
Despite their very different histories, societies, political and
legal systems, Russia and the UK stand out as favouring a punitive
approach to young law breakers, imprisoning many more children than
any other European countries. The book is based on the author's
primary research in Russia in which she visited a dozen closed
institutions from St Petersburg to Krasnoyarsk and on similar
research in England and Northern Ireland. The result is a unique
study of how attitudes to youth crime and criminal justice, the
political environment and the relationship between state and
society have interacted to influence the treatment of young
offenders. McAuley's account of the twists and turns in policy
towards youth illuminate the extraordinary history of Russia in the
twentieth century and the making of social policy in Russia today.
It is also the first study to compare the UK (excluding Scotland
because of its separate juvenile justice system) with Russia, a
comparison which highlights the factors responsible for the making
of 'punitive' policy in the two societies. McAuley places the
Russian and UK policies in a European context, aiming to reveal how
other European countries manage to put so many fewer children
behind bars.
In this book Mary McAuley explores the political reactions of
elites and society in the Russian Federation in the years following
the collapse of communist party rule and the break-up of the USSR.
Spanning two republics and four regions, the book offered the first
in-depth study of the impact of change in the regions as well as at
the centre. Using first-hand research including extensive
interviews and personal observation, this book provides a study of
the response of a society to the breakdown of the established
political order. Mary McAuley traces Russia's search for new
identities, institutions, and rules of political behaviour. Her
book will appeal to students of comparative politics generally, as
well as to all those interested in transition in Russia.
In this book Mary McAuley explores the political reactions of
elites and society in the Russian Federation in the years following
the collapse of communist party rule and the break-up of the USSR.
Spanning two republics and four regions, the book offered the first
in-depth study of the impact of change in the regions as well as at
the centre. Using first-hand research including extensive
interviews and personal observation, this book provides a study of
the response of a society to the breakdown of the established
political order. Mary McAuley traces Russia's search for new
identities, institutions, and rules of political behaviour. Her
book will appeal to students of comparative politics generally, as
well as to all those interested in transition in Russia.
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