Russia's Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed | 
| Author: Anders Aslund
Publisher: Peterson Institute
Category: Book
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Pages: 408
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 0881324094
Dewey Decimal Number: 330.947
EAN: 9780881324099
ASIN: 0881324094
Publication Date: October 26, 2007
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The Russian revolution, collapse of the Soviet Union, and Russia's ensuing transformation belong to the greatest dramas of our time. Revolutions are usually messy and emotional affairs, challenging much of the conventional wisdom, and Russia's experience is no exception. This book focuses on the transformation from Soviet Russia to Russia as a market economy, and explores why the country has failed to transform into a democracy. It examines the period from 1985, when Mikhail Gorbachev became the Soviet Union's Secretary General of the Communist Party, to the present Russia of Vladimir Putin. Aslund provides a broad overview of Russia's economic change, highlighting the most important issues and their subsequent resolutions, including Russia's inability to sort out the ruble zone during its revolution, several failed coups, and the financial crash of August 1998. Includes photos, maps, graphs and charts.
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 Great Book June 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Economist Anders Aslund presents Russia's Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed, a recounting of modern Russian political and economic history from the mid-1980s to the present. Examining statistical and historical evidence with a critical eye, Aslund points out that even though market reforms have flourished, and Russia is currently in a relatively productive economic state (compared to much of its modern history), the government under Vladimir Putin has become so strongly centralized and authoritarian as to resemble that of former czar Nicholas. Russia's Capitalist Revolution intricately ferrets out the causes driving this proud nation's dual transformation, with the eye-opening revelation that the changes most likely to take were the radical and sudden rather than slow and gradual. An absolute "must-have" for modern Russian history shelves, very highly recommended.
 Anders Aslund: A True Russia Hater March 31, 2008
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
Poorly written and lacking in new insight. The book reads as if the author never visited Russia, but instead absorbed his knowledge through the reading of newspaper clippings. The undercurrent of Aslund's writing exposes his utter contempt for all that is Russian. Sorry I spent $24 on this dribble.
An absolute "must-have" for modern Russian history shelves, very highly recommended. February 7, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Economist Anders Aslund presents Russia's Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed, a recounting of modern Russian political and economic history from the mid-1980s to the present. Examining statistical and historical evidence with a critical eye, Aslund points out that even though market reforms have flourished, and Russia is currently in a relatively productive economic state (compared to much of its modern history), the government under Vladimir Putin has become so strongly centralized and authoritarian as to resemble that of former czar Nicholas. Russia's Capitalist Revolution intricately ferrets out the causes driving this proud nation's dual transformation, with the eye-opening revelation that the changes most likely to take were the radical and sudden rather than slow and gradual. An absolute "must-have" for modern Russian history shelves, very highly recommended.
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