Russian constitutionalism : historical and contemporary development / Andrey N. Medushevsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Medushevskiĭ, A. N.

Series:

BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies ; 28.

BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European Studies ; 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--Russia (Federation).

Constitutional history.

Russia (Federation).

Constitutional history--Russia.

Russia.

Physical Description:

x, 264 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Summary:

This book examines constitutionalism in Russia from Tsarist times to the present. It traces the different attitudes to constitutionalism in political thought, and in practice, at different periods, showing how the balance between authoritarianism and liberalism has shifted. It discusses the importance of constitutional developments for societies in transition, and concludes that post-communist constitutional development in Russia is still far from complete.

Contents:

Constitutionalism as a theoretical issue in transitional societies

Proto-constitutionalism in Russia's traditional society

Constitutional platform of the Russian liberalism and its implementation under the transition from a monarchy to a republic

Nominal constitutionalism under Soviet dictatorship

A contemporary model of Russian constitutionalism in comparative perspective .

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0415363683

0203014839

OCLC:

62342806

Publisher Number:

9780415363683 (hbk. : alk. paper)

9780203014837 (ebk.)

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