Stoliarov Federalism and the Dictatorship of Power in Russia

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-1-134-41780-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition

Stoliarov presents an analysis of the historical traditions and distinctive features of modern Russian federalism. He reviews the state of affairs in today's Russia as it strives to become a federal democracy securing the rights and liberties of its citizens. By tracing two contrasting ideas - federalism and derzhavnost (dictatorship of power) - in the legacy of the Russian state, and in relations between the modern federal government and the regions, he demonstrates the need for balance in the delimitation of power. The election in 2000 if Vladimir Putin as President raised doubts about the future of federalism among politicians and citizens, but Stoliarov believes that the development of federalism is the only way forward for this multi-ethnic and multi-religious society. He shows that the strengthening of 'vertical power' and 'dictatorship of the law', despite their patriotic appeal, are likely to have a negative effect on the building of democracy and federalism in Russia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stoliarov, Mikhail

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Russian on the Way to the New Millennium

Chapter I: Statehood Legacy

1. Sovereign Russia: Traditions of Power

2. Russian Administrative Reforms: The Wheel of History

3. Dictatorship of Law or Law of Dictatorship: The New Russian Dilemma

4. Russia and Self-Determination According to Lenin

5. Stalin's Ethnic Policy

Chapter II: The Rollercoaster of Russian Federalism

1. 'We, the Multinational People of the Russian Federation.'

2. State Making in Russian: The Modern History

3. Tatarstan: A Case in Point

4. Russia in August 1998 and Afterwards: 'The Patient is More Alive Than Dead'

5. Federalist Hopes that Did Not Come True

Chapter III: Quo Vadis, Russia?

1. From Yeltsin to Putin: Transit into a New Millennium

2. Elite and Power: Heroes or Hostages?

3. The Principles of Federalism in Russian Style

4. Federal Minister German Gref and Others.

5. Federation and State Development: Political Parties' Approach

Chapter IV: 'Union Lasts Forever'

1. Tatars Versus Russians: A Glimpse into History

2. Elections 2000: Governors Wanted!

3. Sovereignty or the Ghost of Separatism

4. Lament for the Russian Republic

5. Federalism, Great Power Centrism, Ethnicity: Pro et Contra

Postface

Über Autor(innen)

Mikhail Stoliarov is the First Deputy Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan to the President of the Russian Federation. He is a professor at the Russian Academy of the Civil Service.