Federal reforms in Russia: Putin's challenge to the republics

Demokratizatsiya

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-263

  Alexander, James ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; FEDERAL SYSTEM; NATIONAL POLITICS; POLITICAL REFORM; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 2542426926     PISSN: 10746846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/DEMO.12.2.233-263     Document Type: Article

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