The Russian Presidency Society and Politics in the Second Russian Re
Why has Russian democracy apparently survived and even strengthened under a presidential system, when so many other presidential regimes have decayed into authoritarian rule? And what are the origins of presidential power in modern Russia? Thomas M. Nicho
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Society and Politics in the Second Russian Republic
Thomas M. Nichols
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The Russian Presidency
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Copyright © Thomas M. Nichols, 1999. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in hardcover in 1999 by St. Martin’s Press First PALGRAVETM edition: September 2001 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE is the new global publishing imprint of St. Martin’s Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Publishers Ltd (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd).
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nichols,Thomas M., 1960The Russian presidency : society and politics in the second Russian Republic / by Thomas M. Nichols. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–312–29337–2 (paperback) 1. Presidents—Russia (Federation) 2. Political culture—Russia (Federation) 3. Russia (Federation)—Politics and government—1991I. Title. JN6696.N5 1999 352.23’0947—dc21 99–29167 CIP A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Letra Libre, Inc. First paperback edition: September 2001 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America
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THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENCY
Preface to the Expanded Edition Preface A Note on Names and Sources Introduction The Paradox of Russian Presidential Democracy 1
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Presidentialism and the Politics of Mistrust in Modern Russia
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The Creation of the Soviet Presidency: Social Chaos and Executive Power, 1991–1993
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The Rise and Fall of the First Russian Republic, 1991–1993
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The Unexpected Second Russian Republic
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Electing the Russian President, 1996
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From Yeltsin to Putin:The End of the Revolution
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The Future of Russian Presidential Democracy
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Notes Index
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The Russian Presidency was written between 1995 and 1998, and first appeared in bookstores in the winter of 1999 . . . December, to be
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