Russia at the Polls: Voters, Elections, and Democratization

by Christopher Marsh

Vladmir Putin′s recent election as Russia′s president was the culmination of over a decade of competitive elections and attempts at democratic reform. In fact, voting in Russia has become the only legitimate means for gaining a position of political leadership in the government, or for the transfer of power from one set of leaders to another. This important development is traced from Russia′s early electoral heritage to the present...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568026293
• ISBN13: 9781568026299
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Compact research

I read this book during a course given by the author on 20th Century Russia. It is filled with useful information about voting in Russia but its compact size makes it difficult to get the full picture. To help with this, we also read Democracy after Communism by Diamond and Plattner, History of Modern Russia by Robert Service and used Contemporary Russian Politics by Archie Brown.