This new edition covers everything students need to know about the key institutions, people, parties and policies in Russian government and politics, as well as covering political behaviour, participation and communication. Revised to offer coverage and analysis of recent events, this new edition offers: - Discussion of new developments related to the war in Ukraine and its consequences (geopolitical, political, economic, social, psychological, etc.) for Russia, Europe, Eurasia, and the world. - Expanded critical discussion of the Russian political system and its pivot toward authoritarianism. - Detailed discussion of social and cultural issues and their interaction with politics; to further underline the role of individual personalities and the political impact of informal political and business arrangements in Russia. - New research and statistical updates including opinion polls, expert opinions, and other sources relevant to Russian government and politics. This is the ideal text for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Russian politics or comparative government and politics more broadly.

Covers the key institutions, people, parties and policies in Russian government and politics, as well as the war in Ukraine, political behaviour, participation and communication.

About the Author
Eric Shiraev is Professor and Researcher at George Mason University, USA. Eric is a prodigious writer and has published on topics across Russian Politics and Foreign Policy, International Relations, Cross-Cultural Psychology and Personality Theories.


Book Information
ISBN 9781350444010
Author Eric Shiraev
Format Hardback
Page Count 368
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC