Even after his death in April 2007, Boris Yeltsin remains the most controversial figure in recent Russian history. Although Mikhail Gorbachev presided over the decline of the Communist party and the
In this penetrating biography, Timothy J. Colton?one of the English-speaking world’s foremost experts on Russia?traces the life and struggles of Russia’s first popularly elected president, Boris Yelts
Today's Russia, also known as the Russian Federation, is often viewed as less powerful than the Soviet Union of the past. When stacked against other major nations in the present, however, the new Russ
Today's Russia, also known as the Russian Federation, is often viewed as less powerful than the Soviet Union of the past. When stacked against other major nations in the present, however, the new Russ
Subjects obey. Citizens choose. Transitional Citizens looks at the newly empowered citizens of Russia's protodemocracy facing choices at the ballot box that just a few years ago, under dictatorial rul
Disorder erupted in Ukraine in 2014, involving the overthrow of a sitting government, the Russian annexation of the Crimean peninsula, and a violent insurrection, supported by Moscow, in the east of t
Colton (government and Russian studies, Harvard U.) and McFaul (Hoover Institute and political science, Stanford U.) explain how and why one particular group prevailed in the pair of recent elections,
Colton (government and Russian Studies, Harvard U.) and Holmes (law, New York U.) call for bringing the state back into central focus in studies of contemporary Russian politics and governance. The pr
