Civil Society and the Search for Justice in

Expertly blending the historical with the theoretical, the recent with the empirical, Marsh and Gvosdev offer new insight and analysis into the ability of a nascent Russian civil society to engage effectively with the twenty-first century Russian state to ensure social, religious, and political justice.

Preface

ix

Introduction Civil Society and Russia's Elusive Search for Justice: Concepts, Traditions, and Contemporary Issues

1

(16)

Christopher Marsh

Nikolas K. Gvosdev

Part One: Lessons from History and Culture

17

(38)

Revisiting the Russian ``Constrained Autocracy'': ``Absolutism'' and Natural Rights Theories in Russia and the West

19

(22)

James W. Warhola

A Russian Model of Development: What Novgorod Can Teach the West

41

(14)

Nicolai N. Petro

Part Two: Freedom of Religion and Civil Society

55

(34)

Nationalism and Religion in Russian Civil Society: An Inquiry into the 1997 Law ``On Freedom of Conscience''

57

(18)

Lee Trepanier

``Managed Pluralism'' and Civil Religion in Post-Soviet Russia

75

(14)

Nikolas K. Gvosdev

Part Three: The Role of Media and Education

89

(48)

The Russian Press and Civil Society: Freedom of Speech versus Freedom of Market

91

(14)

Georgy Bovt

The Independent Press in Russia: Integrity and the Economics of Survival

105

(20)

Brad Owens

Higher Education and Russia's Dual Transition: Inequality, Inefficiency, and Social Justice

125

(12)

Grigori A. Kljutcharev

Melissa A. Marsh

Part Four: Marginalized Voices in Civil Society

137

(44)

Ethnic and Religious Minorities and Their Search for Justice: The Case of Chechnya

139

(18)

Justin Miller

Women's Experiences of Justice and Injustice in Russia

157

(24)

Kimberly A. Weir

Index

181

(6)

About the Contributors

187

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