Russia
Russia | Russia’s History and Culture Preclude the Creation of a Democratic Society
Russia is in crisis again. Bad debts, devalued currency, corrupt officials, a political system that verges on paralysis, competing visions of the future that allow no room for compromise—the list of problems grows longer as its components become more complex.
Observers attribute the crisis to the huge difficulties connected with trying to transform a once-inert socialist economy into a dynamic capitalist one. They see the crushing weight of Russia’s Soviet heritage as the evil force underlying these problems. And they hope for a knight in shining armor to save Mother Russia...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Capitalist Reforms Created Russia’s Economic Crisis
- Capitalist Reforms Did Not Create Russia’s Economic Crisis
- Russia’s Crime Problem Stems from Its Failure to Replace the Soviet State
- Russia’s Crime Problem Is a Direct Legacy of the Soviet State
- An Environmental Crisis Underlies Russia’s Problems
- A Public Health Crisis Underlies Russia’s Problems
- Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Russia Poses an Expansionist Threat
- Russia Does Not Pose an Expansionist Threat
- The Proliferation of Russian Nuclear Weapons Is a Serious Global Threat
- The Threat of Russia- Sponsored Nuclear Proliferation Is Exaggerated
- The Russian Mafia Is a Serious Threat to the United States
- There Is No Russian Mafia Threat in the United States
- Chapter 4
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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