Change in Putin's Russia Power, Money and People
, by Pirani, SimonNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780745326900 | 0745326900
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/15/2010
Simon Pirani investigates the interaction of power, money and people in Russia during the presidencies of Vladimir Putin and his successor Medvedev. Profiling the Putin team, including contingents from the security services and pro-market economic "reformers", Pirani argues that the presided over during the oil boom was one-sided. The gap between rich and poor widened. Now the boom is over, inequalities will well as explaining Russia's economic trajectory, the book provides a unique account of the social movements that are working against authoritarian government to change Russia for the better.