"After Putin’s Russia: Past Imperfect, Future Uncertain" ed. by Stephen K. Wegren and Dale R. Herspring

Now in a thoroughly revised, expanded, and updated edition, this classic text provides the most authoritative and current analysis available of contemporary Russia and the challenges facing Vladimir Putin and his successor, Dmitri Medvedev. Leading scholars discuss the social, political, and security issues that confronted Putin, as well as his successes and failures in dealing with them. The contributors conclude that Putin's influence will continue to be felt for years to come, not only because he remains powerful in his new post as prime minister, but because he laid the groundwork for dealing with the many problems still confronting Russia. Clearly written and organized, this text is an indispensable guide for anyone wanting to understand Russia today.



Contents
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Introduction - Stephen K. Wegren and Dale R. Herspring
PART I: DOMESTIC POLITICS
1 Political Leadership - Richard Sakwa
2 Parliament and the Dominant Party Regime - Thomas F. Remington
3 The Regions under Putin and After - Nikolai Petrov and Darrell Slider
4 The Law in Post-Putin Russia - Kathryn Hendley
5 The Media and Political Developments - Maria Lipman and Michael McFaul
PART II: THE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY
6 Russia’s Population Perils - Timothy Heleniak
7 The Oligarchs and Economic Development - Peter Rutland
8 Crime, Organized Crime, and Corruption - Louise Shelley
9 Agriculture in the Late Putin Period and Beyond - Stephen K. Wegren
PART III: FOREIGN POLICY AND THE MILITARY
10 Russia’s Foreign Policy - Andrei P. Tsygankov
11 Russia and Central Asia’s Multivector Foreign Policies - Gregory Gleason
12 Putin, Medvedev, and the Russian Military - Dale R. Herspring
Conclusion: Whither Putinism? - Stephen K. Wegren and Dale R. Herspring
Index
About the Contributors