#9 RUSSIA:
Political and Economic Development.

Scholars, students and lay readers interested in recent Russian history. Important resource for academic and public libraries. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the formation of the Russian Federation constitute two of the most important events in world affairs in the twentieth century. Yet the future of Russia as a viable state remains unclear and unpredictable. The essays included in this volume are attempt to understand the processes and prospects of Russia’s political and economic development.

• “Yeltsin’sPolitical Leadership: Why Invade Chechnya?”  Breslauer, George W.
• “Building the State and Building the Nation in Contemporary Russia.”  Zevelev, Igor
• “The Ruble, Russia, and Reform: Why Economic Reforms in Russia Have Not Worked,”
  Goldman, Marshall I.
• “Russia’s Foreign Economic Policy.”  Ellison, Herbert J. and Alhadeff, David V.

George W. Breslauer, Herbert J. Ellison and David V. Alhadeff,
Marshall I. Goldman, Igor Zevelev. (1995)  99 Pages.

ISBN 0-930607-20-5 (HB), $24.95.              ISBN 0-930607-20-1 (PB), $16.95.