Agriculture and the State in Soviet and Post-soviet Russia (Russian and East European Studies) - Softcover

Stephen K. Wegren is associate professor of political science at Southern Methodist University. Since 1990 he has published more than three dozen articles on various aspects of political and economic reforms in Russia. His most recent publication is Land Reform in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

"Because Wegren has emerged as the true leader in the field of Russian agrarian studies, the publication of his book is the most important event in that field . . . This outstanding book is a must for all those aspiring to work as analysts of the Russian agrarian scene and for those interested in the Russian postcommunist transformation in general."
—Slavic Review

"Its careful research and the judicious weighing of evidence provide a significant argument on a truly important aspect of the political economy of Russia."
—AAASS Newsletter

“In terms of breadth and depth of coverage, volume of information, footnoting and analysis, Wegren’s book towers over all of the exisiting works on agrarian reform in post-Soviet Russia. Furthermore, given the rapidity of change in the Russian countryside, all of the existing works are sorely outdated. Wegren’s book fills the clear need for an up-to-date work in this area.”
—Frank Durgin, University of Maine