Presents the cultural, social, and political history of Russia, during fifteen crucial years. This book traces this history from perestroika to the rise of Vladimir Putin, and argues that the pressures put on the soviet system by Gorbachev's reforms gave birth to movements for democratic reform. It also examines the DemRossiia movement.
List of Acronyms and Russian TermsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Passages1. The Specialist Rebellion in Moscow and the Genesis of a Revolutionary Situation2. The Rise of Democratic Russia3. Democrats on the Offensive4. August 1991 and the Decline of Russia's Democratic Movement5. InterregnumAppendix: English Translation of Russian Questionnaire Used in the Survey in Chapter OneNotesBibliographyIndex