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Contemporary Russia as a feudal society : a new perspective on the post-Soviet era / Vladimir Shlapentokh ; in collaboration with Joshua Woods.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Shlapentokh, Vladimir.
Contributor:
Woods, Joshua.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Russia (Federation)--Social conditions--1991-.
Russia (Federation).
Social conditions.
Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-.
Politics and government.
Russia (Federation)--Economic conditions--1991-.
Economic conditions.
Physical Description:
viii, 268 pages ; 23 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Contents:
The failure of the integrative-system approach in post-Soviet Russian studies
The segmented approach and feudal model for the study of post-Soviet Russia
Weakness of the state
Oligarchs and corrupt bureaucrats : the purchase of political power
The oligarchic ideology and its opposition to the liberal and totalitarian ideologies
The royal domain : the thin line between the nation's assets and the President's private wealth
The local barons after the Soviet collapse : ideology and practice (1989-1996)
The local barons under Putin's moderate feudalism (2000-2006)
The precariousness of property in contemporary Russia and the Middle Ages
Personal relations as a core feature of feudalism
Private security : a typical feudal phenomenon.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-253) and indexes.
ISBN:
0230600964
9780230600966
OCLC:
125402169

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