Russia's Transition to Democracy

Foreword by Sir Brian Fall GCVO KCMG, HM Ambassador, Moscow, 1992ñ1995; Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford ìAs a reference work there is little currently available to match its detailed chronological style.î Royal Institute of International Affairs ìThoroughly deserving of a place on reading lists for courses on recent Russian history.î Archie Brown, St Antonyís College, Oxford This book is a concise account of the collapse of the USSR and the turbulent first years of Yeltsinís Russia. Written by a Foreign Office expert, Russiaís transition to democracy is charted through an exhaustive analysis of the mistakes made by, and the problems faced by, all political groupings. Western responses to events, and their effect on the internal Russian political scene, are scrutinized and judged.