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020			_a9780511779831 (ebook)
020			_z9780521768429 (hardback)
020			_z9780521145220 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aJN6540 _b.S25 2011
082	0	0	_a320.947 _222
100	1		_aSakwa, Richard, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Crisis of Russian Democracy : _bThe Dual State, Factionalism and the Medvedev Succession / _cRichard Sakwa.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_a1 online resource (418 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThe view that Russia has taken a decisive shift towards authoritarianism may be premature, but there is no doubt that its democracy is in crisis. In this original and dynamic analysis of the fundamental processes shaping contemporary Russian politics, Richard Sakwa applies a new model based on the concept of Russia as a dual state. Russia's constitutional state is challenged by an administrative regime that subverts the rule of law and genuine electoral competitiveness. This has created a situation of permanent stalemate: the country is unable to move towards genuine pluralist democracy but, equally, its shift towards full-scale authoritarianism is inhibited. Sakwa argues that the dual state could be transcended either by strengthening the democratic state or by the consolidation of the arbitrary power of the administrative system. The future of the country remains open.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521768429
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511779831
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37969 _d37969