Politics and Justice in Russia: Major Trials of the Post-Stalin Era - Major Trials of the Post-Stalin Era

Combining a journalist's view of major trials with a political-legal analysis, this text gives a picture of the politics of justice in Russia. Coverage of major court cases ranges from the 1961 trial of the "currency speculators" to the Communist Party trial of 1992.

List of contents

Introduction: Arbitrary Justice and the Legal Process, Introduction: The Press and Political Power from Stalin to Yeltsin, I. The Khrushchev Period II. The Brezhnev Period III. Transition Years: Economic Crimes IV. The Gorbachev Period-Economic Crimes Continued, V. The Impact of Glasnost-The Gorbachev Period VI. Political Rehabilitation and Political Justice VII. The End of the USSR and the Rise of Russia, VIII. Conclusion: Arbitrary Justice Waning?

About the author

Yuri Feofanov, Donald D. Barry

Summary

Combining a journalist's view of major trials with a political-legal analysis, this text gives a picture of the politics of justice in Russia. Coverage of major court cases ranges from the 1961 trial of the "currency speculators" to the Communist Party trial of 1992.

Product details

• Authors: Donald D. Barry, Yuri Feofanov
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781563243448
• ISBN: 978-1-56324-344-8
• No. of pages: 360
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Politikwissenschaft, Russland, 1990 bis 1999 n. Chr., 1980 bis 1989 n. Chr., 1960 bis 1969 n. Chr., UdSSR, Sowjetunion, 1970 bis 1979 n. Chr., Strafrecht, allgemein