Government and politics
book chapter 1996 Nichol, James P.

RussiansEurope > Eastern Europe
This study focuses on the dynamics of government and politics in Russia in the years following its declaration of sovereignty as the legal successor to the Soviet Union, underscoring the continuity of centralized totalitarian rule despite the ousting...

Foreign relations
book chapter 1996 Nichol, James P.

RussiansEurope > Eastern Europe
This work covers some of the changes that occurred in Russia’s foreign policy as the successor to the Soviet Union, asserting that, despite Russia’s stated goal of transitioning from Socialism to Western-style democracy, it followed pragmatic and fle...

Historical setting
book chapter 1996 Skallerup, Thomas Mark & Nichol, James P.

RussiansEurope > Eastern Europe
This is a useful short history of modern Russia, from the 1917 communist revolution to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. In addition to an outline of important events and of the political, economic and administrative transformations under ...