The Dynamics of Russian Politics A Short History

Preface
The Establishment of Empire: The Tsarist Cycle
Revolution and Disintegration of Empire
Establishing Control: The Lenin Years
Consolidation of Power and Reconstruction
Centralization of Control
Experimentation, De-Stalinization, and Dissent
The Search for Political Stability and Order
Stagnation
Reform and the Loss of Legitimacy I
Reform and the Loss of Legitimacy II
The Economic Crisis
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Transformation or Collapse I: Control over the Center
Transformation or Collapse II: The Economy; Transformation or Collapse III
Prospects for Democratic Transformation
Selected Bibliography
Index