THE CONSOLIDATION OF DICTATORSHIP IN RUSSIA: AN INSIDE VIEW OF THE DEMISE OF DEMOCRACY

The Consolidation of Dictatorship in Russia: An Inside View of the Demise of Democracy

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-172

  Ostrow, Joel M ^a   Satarov, Georgiy A ^b   Khakamada, Irina M ^b  

^a BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Russian State Duma   (Russian Federation)

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