Since first publication in 1993, Russian Politics and Society has become a standard text. This new edition is throughly revised and reorganised, bringing the debates and material up to date. It covers:

* the reasons for the fall of the Soviet regime and its legacy for the reborn Russian state * an examination of political institutions and processes covering the new constitutional order, the emergence of a strong executive, Russian parliamentarianism and the emerging party system * a discussion of the relationship between federalism, nationalism, regionalism and localism * Russian economy and society, including a discussion of economic reform, social transformation and cultural change * an exploration of foreign policy, defence and security policy, state and nation building in the other 14 post-Soviet republics, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the problem of borders, migration and citizenship * an examination of the achievements and prospects of democracy in Russia * the 1996 Presidential elections.