Flawed Succession

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Uri Ra'anan - Foreword by Robert Conquest Klappentext This authoritative volume analyzes the state of Russia's power transfer crises throughout time, taking aim at Russia's unpredictable leadership changes and the consequent crises that result from the absence of a mechanism for legitimate succession. Leading scholars analyze this problem from the power struggles in the Kremlin immediately following Stalin's death to the rise of Putin. Shedding new light on Russia's systemic flaws and resulting instability, this work is essential for practitioners and students of policy, especially as the country reemerges as an international power with a leader who shows disconcerting tendencies to revert to authoritarian and imperial habits. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Abbreviations 2 Foreword 3 Preface 4 Acknowledgments 5 Part 1:Sic Transit: Stalin's Heirs 6 Part 2: Khrushchev: An Era of Coups 7 Part 3: One of a Kind: The Gorbachev to Yel'tsin Transition 8 Part 4: The 18th Brumaire of Vladimir Putin 9 Epilogue

Product details

• Authors: Uri Raanan, Uri Ra'anan
• Assisted by: Uri Ra'anan (Editor), Ra'anan Uri (Editor), Conquest Robert (Foreword)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2005
• EAN: 9780739114032
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1403-2
• No. of pages: 198
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Russia, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, Politics and government, HISTORY / Russia / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet