Central Asian, Russian & Eastern European Studies

The Russia-Chechen wars have had an extraordinarily destructive impact on the communities and on the trajectories of personal lives in the North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya. This book presents in-depth analysis of the Chechen conflicts and their consequences on Chechen society. It discusses the na..

This book presents a re-examination of the cinemas of a range of countries in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in communist times. It argues that, since the end of communism in these countries, scholars of film are able to view the cinemas of those countries in communist times in a different way,..

This book presents a re-examination of the cinemas of a range of countries in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in communist times. It argues that, since the end of communism in these countries, scholars of film are able to view the cinemas of those countries in communist times in a different way,..

Unlike other books on civil society in Russia which argue that Russia’s civil society is relatively weak, and that democratisation in Russia went into reverse following Vladimir Putin’s coming to power, this book contends that civil society in Russia is developing in a distinctive way. It shows that..

The attitude of Russia towards climate change is extremely important for the success of climate change control policies worldwide, as Russia, with its cold climate and vast resources of carbon fuels, is one of the world’s biggest polluters. Moreover, Russia frequently comes across as not being very ..

This book explores how the concept of "competition", which is usually associated with market economies, operated under state socialism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, where the socialist system, based on command economic planning and state-centred control over society, was supposed to emphas..

This book explores how the concept of "competition", which is usually associated with market economies, operated under state socialism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, where the socialist system, based on command economic planning and state-centred control over society, was supposed to emphas..

Edited by a leading scholar in transition economics, this book examines the nations that make up the so-called 'New-Europe' to look at the economic competitiveness in comparison with each other and the rest of Europe. ..

This book examines the constitutional bargaining processes in Russia in the critical period of 1990-1993. It is a valuable resource to those interested in Russia and post-communist politics, origins of political institutions, comparative government, democratisation and development studies...

Russian businesses in the post-Soviet period have been noted for their unusual, sometimes allegedly corrupt, practices. This book draws on the author’s first-hand experience of running a Russian company, arguing that a key to understanding contemporary Russian business is the importance of arbitrage..

Russian businesses in the post-Soviet period have been noted for their unusual, sometimes allegedly corrupt, practices. This book draws on the author’s first-hand experience of running a Russian company, arguing that a key to understanding contemporary Russian business is the importance of arbitrage..

This book examines why the number of entrepreneurs is declining so rapidly in Putin’s Russia, how many economic opportunities are being irrevocably lost each year in Russia, and why entrepreneurship has become one of the most dangerous occupations in Russia over the last decade. _x000D_..