Putin's Preventive Counter-Revolution : Post-Soviet Authoritarianism and the Spectre of Velvet Revolution.
This book examines the 'preventive counter-revolution, ' a programme of reforms and repression that transformed the face of Russian politics during Vladimir Putin's second term as president. Kremlin propagandists hailed this programme as a defence of national sovereignty against Weste...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Taylor and Francis,
2013
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| Series: | BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The diplomacy of counter-revolution; 2 The shock of the 'Orange Revolution'; 3 The spectre of a 'Moscow Maidan'; 4 Nashi: the mobilisation of patriotism; 5 The taming of civil society; 6 The death of politics; 7 The 'extremists': 'The Other Russia' and the struggle for the streets; Conclusions; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.
