Author: Shlapentokh, V., Levita, R. & Loiberg M.
Title: From Submission To Rebellion: The Provinces Versus the Center in Russia
Cover: Hardback
Number of Pages:

293
Synopsis: Using Russia as a case study, and written in the spirit of comparative and historical analysis, this book addresses the relationship between the centre and its provinces - an important issue in any society. The authors investigate the historical stages of Russia's past, with a special focus on the post-communist era, a time when the movement toward regional autonomy (regionalization) is extremely important as a moulder of political and economic life. 

In addition, the book aims to show how historical traditions on the one hand, and the new market economy and democratization on the other, will shape the relationship between the centre and provinces in the coming decades. The authors focus their attention not only on factors which shape regionalization, but also on the effects of this process on many different facets of Russian life. They argue that regionalization in Russia, as well as in other countries, is a contradictory process that has both benefits and drawbacks for social and economic progress. 

The sources used include Russian periodicals, statistical yearbooks, work by Russian and Western authors, data gathered in nation-wide surveys conducted specifically for this book, and observations made by the authors during their numerous visits to various regions of Russia.

Genre: Non Fiction
ID Number:

318
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