03658nam a22005295i 4500 978-3-031-52423-3 DE-He213 20251030112333.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240626s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031524233 978-3-031-52423-3 10.1007/978-3-031-52423-3 doi JA1-92 JPA bicssc POL000000 bisacsh JPA thema Bacon, Edwin. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 79356 Contemporary Russia [electronic resource] / by Edwin Bacon. 4th ed. 2024. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XVI, 292 p. 16 illus., 8 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 1. Introduction -- 2. The Historical Context -- 3. Land and People -- 4. Social Structure and Social Policy -- 5. Politics and Government -- 6. The Economy -- 7. Rights, Freedoms, and Civil Society -- 8. Culture and Media -- 9. Russia and the World -- 10. Conclusion. This textbook offers an up-to-date and incisive overview of contemporary Russia. Systematically covering the country’s history, geography, society, politics, economy and culture, it analyses current developments —the headlines and the more everyday— and situates its analysis in the wider historical context to help readers make sense of one of the world’s most important regions. Building on the success of its previous editions and analysing complex questions in the light of expertise gathered over decades, this remains the leading text for a wide-ranging account of Russia today. Praised for its accessible and engaging writing style, this new edition is essential reading for anyone interested in gaining a more nuanced and wide-ranging understanding of contemporary Russia. It is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Russian society, culture, politics, and international relations. Edwin Bacon teaches International Politics at the University of Lincoln. He is the author of more than half a dozen books on Russian politics and history. He has previously worked at Birkbeck University of London, the University of Birmingham, Bishop Grosseteste University, and the University of Warwick, as well as briefly for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and as Parliamentary Special Adviser to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee of the House of Commons. He runs the book blog russiainfiction.com and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Political science. 58714 Russia History. 70696 Europe, Eastern History. 70697 Soviet Union History. 70698 Europe Politics and government. 69875 Political Science. 58714 Russian, Soviet, and East European History. 70699 European Politics. 69876 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031524226 Printed edition: 9783031524240 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52423-3 ZDB-2-POS ZDB-2-SXPI 61037 61037