Contemporary Russia as a feudal society : a new perspective on the post-Soviet era
"The current literature on post-Soviet Russia tends to depict the society in terms of one system, using either the liberal or authoritarian models. As a result, many important elements of contemporary Russia have been either neglected or distorted. The goal of this book is to add the feudal model to the conventional toolkit of social analysis. The book demonstrates that many developments in the country, including the weakness of the state, the prevalence of crime and corruption, and the high role of personal relations and private security firms, among other things, can only be understood with this model."--BOOK JACKET
viii, 268 pages ; 23 cm
9780230600966, 0230600964
125402169
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
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