Has the Russian state managed to lay the institutional groundwork for long-term stability and democratic governance? In Building the Russian State, Valerie Sperling assembles a group of cutting-edge scholars to critically assess the crises in Russia's transitional institutions. Part I of the book shows that Russia's political elites are less focuse
Has the Russian state managed to lay the institutional groundwork for long-term stability and democratic governance? In Building the Russian State, Va...