Russia's path from Gorbachev to Putin : the demise of the Soviet system and the new Russia / David M. Kotz and Fred Weir.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

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Over the past few years, many of the former Communist-rule countries of Central and Eastern Europe have taken a steady path toward becoming more or less normal capitalist countries€- with Poland and Hungary cases in point. Russia, on the other hand, has experienced extreme difficulties in its attempted transition to capitalism and democracy. The pursuit of Western-endorsed policies of privatization, liberalization and fiscal austerity have brought Russia growing crime and corruption, a distorted economy and a trend toward authoritarian government. In their 1996 book for Routledge€- R.

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Print version: Kotz, David M. (David Michael), 1943- Russia's path from Gorbachev to Putin. London ; New York : Routledge, 2007

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