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A figure of controversy ever since he took over as acting president in 2000, Vladimir Putin has been little understood in the West. In this first full-scale assessment of Putin's leadership, prominent scholars explore the daunting domestic and international problems facing Russia today. Assessing the regime's efforts to rebuild the social, political, and economic shambles Putin inherited, the book considers such critical issues such as the economy, Chechnya, center-periphery relations, military reform, the media, the Duma, democracy, foreign policy, the oligarchs, legal reform, and Putin himself. Despite his authoritarian approach, Putin's popularity has soared. The book concludes that if he remains in power-as seems likely-Putin will continue to address his country's problems in an incremental and centralized manner as he moves toward his goal of restoring Russia to the status of a world power.
Contents
Foreword - Ambassador James J. Collins; Introduction - Dale R. Herspring; Part I: Politics -; Putin and Democratization - Timothy J. Colton and Michael McFaul; Putin, the Duma, and Political Parties - Thomas F. Remington; Part II: State and Society -; Putin and the Media - Masha Lipman and Michael McFaul; Putin's Anticorruption Reforms - Virginie Coulloudon; Part III: The Economy -; Putin and the Economy - James R. Millar; Putin and the Oligarchs - Peter Rutland; Part IV: Military and Security -; Putin and the Armed Forces - Dale R. Herspring; Putin and Russia's Wars in Chechnya - Jacob W. Kipp; Part V: Regional and Foreign Policy -; Putin and the Regions - Nikolai Petrov and Darrell Slider; Putin and Russian Foreign Policy - Dale R. Herspring and Peter Rutland; Conclusion: Putin and the Future of Russia - Dale R. Herspring.
