Poutine's Russia / Russie. L'envers du pouvoir [French]

by Marie Mendras

What has become of the Russian State, nearly twenty years after the collapse of communism and as a presidential election that will determine the post-Putin era looms closer? The Gorbachev and Yeltsin years had raised hopes that Russia would make the transition toward democracy. Instead, Vladimir Putin imposed an authoritarian regime that failed to respect basic freedoms and the rule of law; he frequently resorted to violence and built up economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 2738120458
• ISBN13: 9782738120458
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Odile Jacob
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.3"