After Putin's Russia past imperfect, future uncertain /

• Other Authors: Wegren, Stephen K., 1956-, Herspring, Dale R.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010.
• Edition: 4th ed.
• Subjects: Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1952-; HISTORY.; Russia (Federation) > Politics and government > 1991-; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 318 p.) : ill.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780742557864 (electronic bk.); 0742557863 (electronic bk.)

Now in a thoroughly revised, expanded, and updated edition, this classic text provides the most authoritative and current analysis available of contemporary Russia and the challenges facing Vladimir Putin and his successor, Dmitri Medvedev. Leading scholars offer a full-scale reassessment of Putin's leadership, exploring Russia's ongoing daunting domestic and international concerns. Evaluating the regime's continued efforts to rebuild a country once on the verge of collapse, they consider a comprehensivearray of economic, political, and social issues, along with Putin himself, whose popularity.