Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin: Political Leadership in Russia's Transition (Carnegie Endowment Series) [Paperback]

Archie Brown (Editor), Liliia Fedorovna Shevtsova (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2001 | ISBN-10: 0870031864 | ISBN-13: 978-0870031861

This volume analyzes various aspects of the political leadership during the collapse of the Soviet Union and formation of a new Russia. Comparing the rule of Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Vladimir Putin, the book reflects upon their goals, governing style, and sources of influenceas well as factors that influenced their activities and complicated them too. Contents Introduction Archie Brown Transformational Leaders Compared: Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin Archie Brown Evaluating Gorbachev and Yeltsin as Leaders George W. Breslauer From Yeltsin to Putin: The Evolution of Presidential Power Lilia Shevtsova Political Leadership and the Center-Periphery Struggle: Putins Administrative Reforms Eugene Huskey Conclusion Lilia Shevtsova

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About the Author

Archie Brown is professor of politics at the University of Oxford and director of the Russian and East European Centre of St. Antony’s College.

Lilia Shevtsova is senior associate in the Russian and Eurasian Program at the Carnegie Endowment. She is the author of six books including Yeltsin’s Russia: Myths and Reality (Carnegie Endowment, 1999) and coeditor, with Archie Brown, of Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin: Political Leadership in Russia's Transition (2001).

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Brookings Inst Pr (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870031864
• ISBN-13: 978-0870031861
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #976,827 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)