Russian Politics and Presidential Power : Transformational Leadership From Gorbachev to Putin

Russian Politics and Presidential Power takes an in-depth look at the Russian presidency and uses it as a key to understanding Russian politics. Donald R. Kelley looks at presidents from Gorbachev to Putin as authoritarian, transformational leaders who set out to build the future, while sometimes rejecting and reinterpreting the work of past modernizers. Placing the presidency in this context helps readers understand both the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the nature of the Russian Federation that rose in its place. And by setting the presidency within a longer historical context, Kelley shows how the future of the presidency is dependent on other features of the political system. RUSSIAN POLITICS AND PRESIDENTIAL POWER- FRONT COVER ......Page 1 RUSSIAN POLITICS AND PRESIDENTIAL POWER......Page 2 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 PREFACE......Page 10 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 12 ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 14 CHAPTER 1- EXECUTIVE POWER IN RUSSIAN POLITICS......Page 16 CHAPTER 2- THE GORBACHEV PRESIDENCY......Page 40 CHAPTER 3- THE YELTSIN PRESIDENCY, 1991–1993......Page 70 CHAPTER 4- YELTSIN AND RUSSIA REBORN......Page 102 CHAPTER 5- PUTIN I, 2000–2008......Page 136 CHAPTER 6- THE “TANDEM”......Page 178 CHAPTER 7- PUTIN II, 2012–......Page 218 CHAPTER 8- THE FUTURE(S) OF RUSSIAN POLITICS......Page 266 INDEX......Page 300 Executive Power In Russian Politics -- The Gorbachev Presidency -- The Yeltsin Presidency, 1991-1993 -- Yeltsin And Russia Reborn -- Putin I, 2000-2008 -- The Tandem -- Putin Ii, 2012- -- The Future(s) Of Russian Politics. Donald R. Kelley. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This is an in-depth look at the Russian presidency as a case study of institution-building in a setting in which a strong executive faces the dual tasks of creating political, economic and social stability while simultaneously institutionalizing democratic rule.--Publisher's description An in-depth look at the Russian presidency as a case study of institution building within the context of a mixed presidential-parliamentary regime.