Author:
Shlapentokh, Vladimir.
Imprint:New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 175 5th Ave., c2008.
Description268 p. ; 22 cm.
Note:The failure of the integrative-system approach in post-Soviet Russian studies -- The segmented approach and feudal model for the study of post-Soviet Russia -- Weakness of the state -- Oligarchs and corrupt bureaucrats : the purchase of political power -- The oligarchic ideology and its opposition to the liberal and totalitarian ideologies -- The royal domain : the thin line between the nation's assets and the President's private wealth -- The local barons after the Soviet collapse : ideology and practice (1989-1996) -- The local barons under Putin's moderate feudalism (2000-2006) -- The precariousness of property in contemporary Russia and the Middle Ages -- Personal relations as a core feature of feudalism -- Private security : a typical feudal phenomenon.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
