Vladmir Putin's recent election as Russia's president was the culmination of over a decade of competitive elections and attempts at democratic reform. In fact, voting in Russia has become the only legitimate means for gaining a position of political leadership in the government, or for the transfer of power from one set of leaders to another. This important development is traced from Russia's early electoral heritage to the present with examinations of executive, legislative, and local elections. Multiple tables and figures show electoral results and party support.
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Table of Contents Preface
The Study of Russian Electoral Politics A Primer on the Russian Federation For Further Reading Notes From Glasnost to Golosovanie: The Introduction of Competitive Elections Electing the Congress of People's Deputies of hte Soviet Union Electing the Congress of People's Deputies of the RSFSR Russia Elects Its First President Russia and the Path to Democracy For Further Reading Notes The Executive-Legislative Impasse The April 1993 Referendum The Battle of the Constitutions Russia's Engineered Founding Elections Russia Gets a New Constitution The Constitutional Plebiscite Electing the State Duma The Resurrection of the State Duma For Further Reading Notes Changing the Rules of the Game: The Electoral Law of 1995 The 1995 Duma Elections The 1999 Duma Elections The View from Smolensk Factors Contributing to Coordination and Consolidation Conclusion For Further Reading Notes The 1996 Presidential Election The 2000 Presidential Election Russia's First Presidential Turnover For Further Reading Notes Elections at the Grassroots Electing Russia's Governors Emerging Trends in Gubernatorial Politics Russia's Twenty-One Presidents Russia's Fourteen Thousand Mayors Elections to Russia's Regional Assemblies Dirty Tricks and Democrats in Russia's Regions For Further Reading Notes Cultural Traditions Making Russians' Votes Count Political Parties and Interest Aggregation Civic Engagement Legitimization and Consolidation Looking toward the Future For Further Reading Notes Chronology Reviews - Public Administration ReviewBio(s)
Christopher Marsh, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth Christopher Marsh is a professor at the School of Advanced Military Studies, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth. Previously he taught international terrorism and irregular warfare at the US Air Force Special Operations School, Hurlburt Field, and was a professor of political science at Baylor University for 12 years. He is the author of several books on Russian affairs and comparative Russian-Chinese politics, including Unparalleled Reforms (2006) and Religion and the State in Russia and China (2011). His current research focuses on Russian foreign and defense policy, particularly military cooperation between Russia and China, and religion and war. |
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