Putin's Russia - Softcover

Stephen K. Wegren is professor of political science at Southern Methodist University.

Steve Wegren’s collection has been in constant demand since its first appearance, and rightly so. Particularly welcome is the way in which the contents change to reflect an evolving policy agenda and the authorship changes to bring new faces into what has always been an impressive lineup. Students will be delighted to see this new edition and so will a more specialist readership. (Stephen White, University of Glasgow)

Now in a thoroughly revised, expanded, and updated edition, this classic text provides the most authoritative and current analysis available of the challenges facing Putin as he resumes the presidency. Leading scholars explore the daunting domestic and international problems confronting Russia today. Evaluating the regime’s continued efforts to rebuild a country once on the verge of collapse, the contributors consider a comprehensive array of economic, political, foreign policy, and social issues. Well written and clearly organized, this text is an indispensable guide for anyone wanting to understand contemporary Russia.