Democratic Changes and Authoritarian Reactions in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

Download or read book Democratic Changes and Authoritarian Reactions in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova written by Karen Dawisha and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-06-13 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by two of the world's leading analysts of postcommunist politics, this 1997 book brings together distinguished specialists on the former communist countries of Russia and the Western Newly Independent States. Chapters on Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine, plus three chapters on Russia's regional politics, its political parties, and the overall process of democratization, provide an in-depth analysis of the uneven pattern of political change in these four countries. Karen Dawisha and Bruce Parrott contribute theoretical and comparative chapters on postcommunist political development across the region. This book will provide students and scholars with detailed analysis by leading authorities, plus research data on political and economic developments in each country.