001390989 000__ 04310cam\a2200625Ia\4500 001390989 001__ 1390989 001390989 003__ OCoLC 001390989 005__ 20230306153100.0 001390989 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001390989 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001390989 008__ 161217s2014\\\\enk\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 001390989 019__ $$a966378153$$a974546145$$a1115893455$$a1285476362 001390989 020__ $$a9781137408273$$q(electronic book) 001390989 020__ $$a1137408278$$q(electronic book) 001390989 020__ $$z9781137320032 001390989 020__ $$z1137320036 001390989 020__ $$z9781137307392 001390989 020__ $$z1137307390 001390989 0247_ $$a10.1007/978-1-137-40827-3$$2doi 001390989 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)966489661 001390989 040__ $$aEBLCP$$beng$$epn$$cEBLCP$$dOCLCO$$dYDX$$dIDEBK$$dOCLCQ$$dOCL$$dN$T$$dOCLCQ$$dUKAHL$$dOCLCQ$$dINARC$$dGW5XE$$dS2H$$dOCLCF$$dOCLCO 001390989 043__ $$ae-ru--- 001390989 049__ $$aISEA 001390989 050_4 $$aDK510.23 001390989 08204 $$a947.086 001390989 1001_ $$aBacon, Edwin,$$d1966- 001390989 24510 $$aContemporary Russia /$$cEdwin Bacon. 001390989 250__ $$a3rd ed. 001390989 260__ $$aLondon :$$bPalgrave Macmillan,$$c2014. 001390989 300__ $$a1 online resource (271 pages) 001390989 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001390989 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001390989 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001390989 4901_ $$aContemporary States and Societies series 001390989 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 001390989 5050_ $$aCover; Contents; List of Illustrative Material; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Map of Russia and its Neighbouring States; 1 Introduction; 2 The Historical Context; Russia before 1917; The Soviet period, 1917-91; From communism to contemporary Russia; 3 Land and People; The physical setting; The environment; Geostrategic location; The peoples of Russia; War and terrorism in the North Caucasus; Religion in Russia; Who are the Russians? Culture and traditions; 4 Social Structure and Social Policy; Social policy before and after the Soviet collapse; Standards of living. 001390989 5058_ $$aDemographyRussia's health system; Education; Judicial policy; 5 Politics and Government; The development of Russia's political system; Russia's Constitution; The executive; The legislature; Power relations between president, prime minister and parliament; Relations between the centre and the regions; Electoral politics; Informal and contentious politics; 6 The Economy; The Soviet planning system; From planning to the market, 1992-8; The crash of 1998; Economic progress, 1999-2008; Crisis and reform & again, 2008-13; 7 Rights, Freedoms and Civil Society; The Soviet legacy. 001390989 5058_ $$aConstitutional rights in contemporary RussiaFreedom of worship; Freedom of speech and assembly; Rights in the military and in prisons; Chechnya and human rights; A weak state and securitization; Civil society in Russia; 8 Culture and Media; Russian national identity; Death and martial culture; Putin's political narrative and the use of history; Culture and contemporary reality; Literature; Film; Music, theatre and dance; Sport; Media; 9 Russia and the World; Russia's Foreign Policy Concepts, 1993-2013; A multi-vectored foreign policy in practice; Russia's near neighbours; 10 Conclusion. 001390989 5058_ $$aRecommended ReadingRussia Online in English; Bibliography; Index. 001390989 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001390989 520__ $$aThe third edition of Contemporary Russia is fully revised to provide a comprehensive introduction to the society, politics and culture of one of the most important countries in global affairs today. The author details Russia's historical background as well as the nation's current concerns and distinctive features in this accessible analysis. 001390989 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 001390989 651_0 $$aRussia (Federation)$$xPolitics and government$$y1991- 001390989 651_0 $$aRussia (Federation)$$xSocial conditions$$y1991- 001390989 651_0 $$aRussia (Federation)$$xCivilization$$y21st century. 001390989 651_6 $$aRussie$$xConditions sociales$$y1991- 001390989 655_0 $$aElectronic books 001390989 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aBacon, Edwin.$$tContemporary Russia.$$dBasingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2014$$z9781137307392 001390989 830_0 $$aContemporary states and societies. 001390989 852__ $$bebk 001390989 85640 $$3Springer Nature$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-1-137-40827-3$$zOnline Access$$91397441.1 001390989 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1390989$$pGLOBAL_SET 001390989 980__ $$aBIB 001390989 980__ $$aEBOOK 001390989 982__ $$aEbook 001390989 983__ $$aOnline 001390989 994__ $$a92$$bISE