Post-Soviet authoritarianism: The influence of Russia in its near abroad

Post-Soviet Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-44

  Cameron, David ^a   Orenstein, Mitchell ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; DEMOCRATIZATION; POLITICAL RELATIONS;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 84859036013     PISSN: 1060586X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1060-586X.28.1.1     Document Type: Article

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