TY - GEN T1 - Elites and democratic development in Russia T2 - Routledge studies of societies in transition ; A2 - Steen, Anton, 1949- A2 - Gelʹman, Vladimir, 1965- LA - English PP - London ; New York PB - Routledge YR - 2003 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm54836115 AB - The transformation from Communist rule towards democratic development in Russia cannot be fully understood without taking the elites into full consideration. Elites and Democratic Development in Russia examines how elites support and challenge democracy and why they are crucial to Russian democracy in particular. In this innovative volume, twelve respected scholars investigate how elites have affected the transition from Communist rule towards democratic development in Russia. They discuss how the elites' degree of integration on national and regional levels may constitute the main. OP - 212 NO - "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso CN - HN530.2.Z9 E43 2003eb SN - 0203712757 SN - 9780203712757 SN - 9786610022816 SN - 661002281X SN - 1134399049 SN - 9781134399048 SN - 1280022817 SN - 9781280022814 SN - 0415306981 KW - Elite (Social sciences) : Russia (Federation) KW - Political leadership : Russia (Federation) KW - Russia (Federation) : Politics and government : 1991- KW - Democracy : Russia (Federation) KW - Post-communism. KW - Élite (Sciences sociales) : Russie. KW - Postcommunisme. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Social Classes. KW - Democracy KW - Elite (Social sciences) KW - Political leadership KW - Politics and government KW - Post-communism KW - Russia (Federation) KW - Since 1991 ER -