Post-Soviet Russia: A Journey Through the Yeltsin Era

Post-Soviet Russia: A Journey Through the Yeltsin Era

ISBN-10:
0231106076
ISBN-13:
9780231106078
Pub. Date:
11/13/2002
Publisher:
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10:
0231106076
ISBN-13:
9780231106078
Pub. Date:
11/13/2002
Publisher:
Columbia University Press
Post-Soviet Russia: A Journey Through the Yeltsin Era

Post-Soviet Russia: A Journey Through the Yeltsin Era

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Overview

Roy Medvedev, one of the world's best-known Russian scholars and a former consultant to both Gorbachev and Yeltsin analyzes the main events that have transpired in the Russian federation since late August 1991. He looks at the plans that were meant to restructure a society in crisis but—for reasons both complex and obvious—were destined to fail. From the drastic liberalization of prices and "shock therapy" to the privatization of state owned property and Yeltsin's resignation and replacement by Vladimir Putin, this is an intricately fascinating saga of good intentions, philosophical warfare, and catastrophic miscalculations.

Among the many compelling facts detailed here are Yeltsin's utter surprise—and lack of preparation—at the failed coup against Gorbachev in 1991, when power fell virtually into his lap; his failure to heed the warnings of learned advisers like Yuri Yaremenko, who knew that Western economics could not be applied to Russia; and Yeltsin's dramatic (and unprecedented) decree in 1992 allowing anyone to sell or buy anything they wished.

In a sweeping conclusion covering the critical events of 1998 and 1999 as well as a detailed analysis of the 1995 and 1996 elections, Medvedev lays forth an exhaustive survey of recent political shifts, attitudes, statistics, and trends. From birth and death rates on the farm and in the city through a number of highly charged campaigns and elections to the new goal of the Communist Youth League (to become millionaires), this is a breathtakingly detailed survey of an unforgettable chapter in Russia's history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780231106078
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 11/13/2002
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 394
Product dimensions: 0.91(w) x 6.00(h) x 9.00(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Roy Medvedev, a historian and political activist, was a member of the Soviet parliament from 1989 to 1991. He is the author of numerous books, including Khrushchev: The Years in Power; On Soviet Dissent; The October Revolution; and Let History Judge: The Origins and Consequences of Stalinism.George Shriver has translated and edited several books, including Let History Judge, The October Revolution, and Gorbachev: On My Country and the World (Columbia).

Table of Contents

Translator's Note
Introduction
Part 1. Myths and Realities of Captialism in Russia
1. A Capitalist Perestroika: First Steps, 1992—1993
2. Obstacles to Capitalist Development in Russia
3. Privatization, Government Crisis, and Elections (1993)
4. The End of Market Romanticism
5. Russia's New Class
Part 2. The Elections of 1995–96 and Their Aftermath
6. Duma Elections, December 1995
7. Gennady Zyuganov as Politician and Ideologist
8. The Inevitability of Change
Part 3. 1998: A Year of Upheaval
9. "War on the Rails''
10. Financial Collapse and Another Change of Government
Postscript: Yeltsin's Last Year
11. Why the Dismissal of Primakov?
12. The Dismissal of Stepashin
13. Who Is Putin?
14. The Second Chechnya War
15. The December 1999 Elections
16. A Change Without a Coup or Revolution
Index
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