Independent Belarus: Domestic Determinants, Regional Dynamics, and Implications for the West

by Timothy J. Colton

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 ushered in a period of democratization and market reform extending across the East-Central European region, with one important exception: Belarus. Ironically, Belarus's fledgling attempts at democracy produced a leader who has suspended the post-Soviet constitution and its institutions and created a personal dictatorship. Located in the center of the European continent, Belarus lies at the crossroads of an expanded...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0916458946
• ISBN13: 9780916458942
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"