The disastrous 1990s in Russia : emulating the West paved the path to Putin / Konstantin Sidorov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sidorov, Konstantin (Pseudonym), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

Food has played a major role in human evolution, from the fact that we stand upright to traits such as altruism and a sense of fairness. We now face a modern food-related crisis. This book describes how the rise of industrial food production during the 20th century unleashed an epidemic of disease that now threatens our very future./p>.

Contents:

Intro

1. A Fuller Picture: Foresight and Hindsight

A Short Annotated Time Line

Russia since the disintegration of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

Author's Preface

2. Ideology and Psychology

3. It's All the West's Fault

4. On Exclusion and Exclusivity

5. Russia's Main Problem

6. Cities and Housing

7. Russia's Main City and Its Mayor

8. Crime and Corruption

9. Central Government

10. Parliamentary Deputies and Bureaucrats

11. The Regions

12. The Caucasus and the First Chechen War

13. Finance and Entrepreneurship

14. Industry and Agriculture

15. Education and Culture

16. Mass Media

17. "Compromat" and Disinformation

18. Human Rights

19. Ecology and Health

20. The FSB

21. The Police and the Tax Police

22. The Military

23. Searching for a "Miracle Worker" and a "Wonder Weapon"

Conclusion: What's Next?

Post Script: What Has Putin Done Since Taking Office?

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Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from pdf title page (EBSCOhost, viewed on April 15, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: Sidorov, Konstantin The Disastrous 1990s in Russia

ISBN:

9781628944907