03411nam a22004815i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001100172072001600183072002300199072001500222100008200237245006600319250001800385264008500403300006400488336002600552337002600578338003600604347002400640505027200664520148100936650003002417650002802447650003702475650003402512650004402546650003002590650005502620650003002675710003402705773002602739776003602765776003602801856004602837912001402883912001502897999001702912978-3-031-52423-3DE-He21320251030112333.0cr nn 008mamaa240626s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830315242339978-3-031-52423-37 a10.1007/978-3-031-52423-32doi 4aJA1-92 7aJPA2bicssc 7aPOL0000002bisacsh 7aJPA2thema1 aBacon, Edwin.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut97935610aContemporary Russiah[electronic resource] /cby Edwin Bacon.  a4th ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer International Publishing :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXVI, 292 p. 16 illus., 8 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 a1. 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.  aThis 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. 0aPolitical science.958714 0aRussiaxHistory.970696 0aEurope, EasternxHistory.970697 0aSoviet UnionxHistory.970698 0aEuropexPolitics and government.96987514aPolitical Science.95871424aRussian, Soviet, and East European History.97069924aEuropean Politics.9698762 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303152422608iPrinted edition:z978303152424040uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52423-3  aZDB-2-POS  aZDB-2-SXPI  c61037d61037