LEADER 04020cam 2200541 i 4500001 on1035443228 003 OCoLC 005 20190424144314.0 008 180713s2019 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 2018028372 020 9780231190305 |qhardcover |qacid-free paper 020 0231190301 |qhardcover |qacid-free paper 020 |z9780231548823 |qelectronic book 035 (Sirsi) 40028956348 035 40028956348 035 (OCoLC)1035443228 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dERASA |dTOH |dYDX |dOBE |dUtOrBLW 041 1 eng |hrus 042 pcc 043 e-ru--- 050 00 JN6695 |b.I36813 2019 082 00 320.947 |223 100 1 I︠A︡vlinskiĭ, G. |q(Grigoriĭ), |eauthor. |=^A1371978 240 10 Periferiĭnyĭ avtoritarizm. |lEnglish |=^A1371978 245 14 The Putin system : |ban opposing view / |cGrigory Yavlinsky. 264 1 New York : |bColumbia University Press, |c[2019] 300 xix, 231 pages ; |c23 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-212) and index. 505 0 The political system of Putin's Russia and its significance for world affairs -- Russia today : the history of how and why it came to be -- Authoritarianism on the periphery : understanding Russia's political system and how it works -- The future of autocracy in Russia : what do we have to tolerate (and for how long)? -- In lieu of a conclusion -- Afterword : 2018 and the imperative for change. 520 8 A quarter century after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia once again looms large over world affairs, from Ukraine to Syria to the 2016 U.S. election. Yet how power works in present-day Russia--how Vladimir Putin came to power and maintains his rule--remains opaque and often misunderstood. In The Putin System, Grigory Yavlinsky, a Russian economist and opposition leader, explains his country's politics from a unique perspective, voicing a Russian liberal critique of the post-Soviet system that is vital for the West to hear. Combining the firsthand experience of a practicing politician with academic expertise, Yavlinsky gives unparalleled insights into the sources of Putin's power and what might be next. He argues that Russia's dysfunction is neither the outcome of one man's iron-fisted rule nor a deviation from the supposedly natural development of Western-style political institutions. Instead, Russia's peripheral position in the global economy has fundamentally shaped the regime's domestic and foreign policy, nourishing authoritarianism while undermining its opponents. The quasi-democratic reforms of the 1990s, the bureaucracy's self-perpetuating grip on power, and the Russian elite's frustration with its secondary status have all combined to enable personalized authoritarian rule and corruption. Ultimately, Putin is as much a product of the system as its creator. In a time of sensationalism and fear, The Putin System is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how power is wielded in Russia. 651 0 Russia (Federation) |xPolitics and government |y1991- |=^A375905 650 0 Political culture |zRussia (Federation) |=^A388762 650 0 Public administration |zRussia (Federation) |=^A587629 650 0 Authoritarianism |zRussia (Federation) |=^A2405 650 7 Authoritarianism. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00821640 650 7 Political culture. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01069263 650 7 Public administration. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01081976 651 7 Russia (Federation) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01262050 |?UNAUTHORIZED 650 7 POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. |2bisacsh 648 7 Since 1991 |2fast 949 |i30372016664465 |ojjlm 960 |o1 |s28.00 |tJoyner48 |uJAPP |zUSD 596 1 998 5091193