Money Sings: The Changing Politics of Urban Space in Post-Soviet Yaroslavl

by Blair A. Ruble

Overview

Money Sings explores the sweeping reorganization of Russian life during the initial post-Soviet era (August 1991-December 1993) by examining the politics of property in a Russian "Middletown," the historic industrial city of Yaroslavl. Through case studies of housing privatization, historic preservation and urban planning, this volume demonstrates important lessons about the bureaucratic and political dynamics of systemic change in post-Soviet Russia, the economic transition to the market, and the importance of economic factors in shaping the contemporary city.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521026017
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/20/2006
Series:	Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	5.94(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.43(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: The politics of property in a provincial Russian city; 1. Housing privatization; 2. Privatization comes to Yaroslavl; 3. Preservation battles; 4. Replanning Yaroslavl; Conclusion. The post-Soviet city and Russian democracy; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Blair Ruble's Money Sings will enjoy wide readership for its methodology, empirical detail and many insights into urban development in post-Soviet Russia. The book serves not just as a window on the political process in a provincial city at a critical point in history, but as a model for other scholars to build upon. It is highly recommended." The Russian Review

"Blair Ruble has produced precisely what post-Sovietology desperately needs—a fresh conceptual approach to Russian politics and social life based on extensive on-the-ground field research by a senior scholar with excellent linguistic, area/culture, and methodological skills. This book might well become a classic work in the field." Harley Balzer, Georgetown University

"The study is put together with great care and skill, and with elements of passion and compassion to boot. It draws on Blair Ruble's keen eye, his past scholarship, and his wide reading and learning." Timothy Colton, Harvard University

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