Re-emerging Russia

Anuradha M. Chenoy is professor in School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She has been the chairperson and area studies director in the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, and Dean of SIS. She is the co-author of the book:  The Maoist and Other Armed Conflicts (2010); and co-authour of Human Security: Concept and Implications (2006). Her other books are: Militarism and Women in South Asia (2002);  The Making of New Russia (2001).  She has done short term consultancies with organizations like the International Committee of the Red Cross, UNESCO and Action Aid International. She was a member of the Expert Group on Women Peace and Security of UN Women in South Asia.  Rajan Kumar is associate professor in the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies,Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. His areas of interest include: society and politics in Russia and Central Asia; theories of international politics; research methods; India’s foreign policy.  He has authored a book, Ethnicity, Nationalism and Conflict Resolution: A Case Study of Chechnya (2006). He has published a number of articles in national and international journals on these issues.

• List of Graphs. - List of Tables. –Preface. -Chapter 1: The Disintegration of the Soviet Union: Systemic Change and the Systematic Collapse. -Chapter 2: The Constitution of Russia: Genesis, Features and Political Implications. -Chapter 3: The Formation of the Federation and Regional Politics. -Chapter 4: The Presidency and Presidential Power. -Chapter 5:  Political Parties and Elections. -Chapter 6: Economic Transition and State Capitalism. -Chapter 7: The Changing Russian Society. -Chapter 8: Foreign Policy of Russia: Capitulation to Re-assertion. -Chapter 9: Conclusion: Russian Democracy and its Paradoxes.