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Sources and Translation Series of the Russian Institute, Columbia University
Author: Sources and translation series of the Russian institute Columbia University
Author: Petersburg
Author: Andrey BelyPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253202192
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Taking place over a short, turbulent period in 1905, Petersburg is a colourful evocation of Russia's capital - a kaleidoscope of images and impressions, an eastern window on the west, a symbol of the ambiguities and paradoxes of the Russian character. History, culture and politics are blended and juxtaposed; weather reports, current news, fashions and psychology jostle together with people from Petersburg society in an exhilarating search for the identity of a city and, ultimately, Russia itself.
The Putin System
Author: Grigory YavlinskyPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231548826
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A quarter century after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia once again looms large over world affairs, from Ukraine to Syria to the 2016 U.S. election. Yet how power works in present-day Russia—how Vladimir Putin came to power and maintains his rule—remains opaque and often misunderstood. In The Putin System, Russian economist and opposition leader Grigory Yavlinsky explains his country’s politics from a unique perspective, voicing a Russian liberal critique of the post-Soviet system that is vital for the West to hear. Combining the firsthand experience of a practicing politician with academic expertise, Yavlinsky gives unparalleled insights into the sources of Putin’s power and what might be next. He argues that Russia’s dysfunction is neither the outcome of one man’s iron-fisted rule nor a deviation from the supposedly natural development of Western-style political institutions. Instead, Russia’s peripheral position in the global economy has fundamentally shaped the regime’s domestic and foreign policy, nourishing authoritarianism while undermining its opponents. The quasi-market reforms of the 1990s, the bureaucracy’s self-perpetuating grip on power, and the Russian elite’s frustration with its secondary status have all combined to enable personalized authoritarian rule and corruption. Ultimately, Putin is as much a product of the system as its creator. In a time of sensationalism and fear, The Putin System is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how power is wielded in Russia.
Monographic Series
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Category : Monographic series
Languages : en
Pages : 740
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A Russian Childhood
Author: S. KovalevskayaPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475738390
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
In the year 1889 Sofya Vasilievna Kovalevskaya, Profes sor of Mathematics at the University of Stockholm, pub lished her recollections of growing up in mid-nineteenth century Russia. Professor Kovalevskaya was already an international celebrity, and partly for the wrong reasons: less as the distinguished mathematician she actually was than as a "mathematical lady"--A bizarre but fascinating phenomenon.* Her book was an immediate success. She had written it in Russian, but its first publication was a translation into Swedish, the language of her adopted homeland, where it appeared thinly disguised as a novel under the title From Russian Ltfe: the Rajevski Sisters (Sonja Kovalevsky. Ur ryska lifvet. Systrarna Rajevski. Heggstrom, 1889). In the following year the book came out in Russia in two *"My gifted Mathematical Assistant Mr. Hammond exclaimed ... 'Why, this is the first handsome mathematical lady I have ever seen!'" Letter to S.V. Kovalevskaya from].]. Sylvester, Professor of Mathe matics, New College, Oxford, Dec. 25, 1886
Subject Catalog
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Languages : en
Pages : 1068
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Books in Series
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Languages : en
Pages : 1858
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Vols. for 1980- issued in three parts: Series, Authors, and Titles.
Library of Congress Catalogs
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Languages : en
Pages : 1036
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Fiction in French - Fiction in Soviet
Author: British LibraryPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3111576698
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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