The Struggle for Russia: Power and Change in the Democratic Revolution

Overview

Ruslan Khasbulatov has been a key figure in recent changes in Russia, and reports coming out of Russia suggest that his power and influence are growing. This book provides a unique insight both into Khasbulatov's thinking and into how power is negotiated and exercised in the new Russia.
Elected acting Speaker of the Russian parliament in July 1991 after Yeltsin was elected President of Russia, Khasbulatov played an active part in the defence of the Russian White House during the coup. Confirmed in the post of Speaker in October 1991, he came to represent the interests of parliament in the broader political scene.
In this book he presents his views on the evolution of Russian politics before the coup, putting forward a distinctive approach to the problems of Russian history, politics and culture. He presents a vivid first-hand account of the resistance to the coup, having drafted and signed with Yeltsin the appeal, 'To the Citizens of Russia', declaring the coup an illegal act. The book concludes with the author's views on Russian politics in the post-communist era, focusing on the problem of power in the democratic transition.

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Bio of Richard Sakwa

Richard Sakwa is Professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent at Canterbury. He is the author of Soviet Politics: An Introduction and of Gorbachev and His Reforms 1985-1900; in addition, he has edited Ruslan Khasbulatov's The Struggle for Russia.

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Imprint

Taylor & Francis

Filesize

799.65 KB

Number of Pages

270

eBook ISBN

9780203162200