The Putin Era

Authors:
V.V. Fedorov, A.M. Tsuladze

Publisher:
Eksmo publishing house, Algoritm-Kniga, Moscow, 2003.

Notes

The collapse of the Yeltsin political system nearly resulted in the collapse of the entire country. Thanks to Putin this process was halted. The new president set the course for the strengthening of the state and modernisation of the economy. He succeeded in constructing the ‘vertical of power’. However, has life for ordinary people improved? Have Putin’s reforms helped the working population? As yet it appears not. As before the majority of people find themselves below the poverty line.

How will this conflict be resolved? How will the Duma electoral campaigns impact the President’s future policy? How will the political struggle in the election period be played out? Will the Putin era become the Russian renaissance? The authors of this book present possible answers to these questions and many others.