The Russian Federation on December 12, 1993, held its first national election since the collapse of Soviet Communism. The election, to a new, two-chamber parliament, was accompanied by a constitutional referendum. It followed months of wrangling over political and economic reform and a violent showdown in Moscow between President Boris Yeltsin and his opponents. After a bitter campaign in which the government frequently changed the rules of the game, Russians narrowly endorsed Yeltsin's draft constitution, but turned out in large numbers for nationalistic and socialistic opposition...
The Russian Federation on December 12, 1993, held its first national election since the collapse of Soviet Communism. The election, to a new, two-c...
Written by one of America's most distinguished specialists on the former Soviet Union, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the Gorbachev period and the reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union. According to Hough, despite Mikhail Gorbachev's talk of a regulated market, he never unders
Written by one of America's most distinguished specialists on the former Soviet Union, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the Gorbachev pe...
Examines the failure of economic reform in Russia since 1991, illuminating the general problems of establishing market economies in settings where the institutional system to support the market has not had decades to develop.
Examines the failure of economic reform in Russia since 1991, illuminating the general problems of establishing market economies in settings where the...
