Russian Politics and Presidential Power: Transformational Leadership from Gorbachev to Putin

by Donald Kelley

Book Overview

Russian Politics and Presidential Power takes an in-depth look at the Russian presidency and uses it as a key to understanding Russian politics. Donald R. Kelley looks at presidents from Gorbachev to Putin as authoritarian, transformational leaders who set out to build the future, while sometimes rejecting and reinterpreting the work of past modernizers. Placing the presidency in this context helps readers understand both the disintegration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872894045
• ISBN13: 9780872894044
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"