• 1. From Brezhnev to Yeltsin; 2. Parties, voters and government; 3. Presidential government; 4. Reforming the economy; 5. A divided society; 6. Changing times, changing values; 7. Russia and the wider world; 8. Russia, transition, democracy.

'Thanks to his extensive studies of the country, the opening up of archives, and his increasingly free collaboration with Russian colleagues, he presents a picture of Russia and its people that is both detailed and rounded.' International Affairs

• 1. From Brezhnev to Yeltsin; 2. Parties, voters and government; 3. Presidential government; 4. Reforming the economy; 5. A divided society; 6. Changing times, changing values; 7. Russia and the wider world; 8. Russia, transition, democracy.

'Thanks to his extensive studies of the country, the opening up of archives, and his increasingly free collaboration with Russian colleagues, he presents a picture of Russia and its people that is both detailed and rounded.' International Affairs

• 1. From Brezhnev to Yeltsin; 2. Parties, voters and government; 3. Presidential government; 4. Reforming the economy; 5. A divided society; 6. Changing times, changing values; 7. Russia and the wider world; 8. Russia, transition, democracy.

'Thanks to his extensive studies of the country, the opening up of archives, and his increasingly free collaboration with Russian colleagues, he presents a picture of Russia and its people that is both detailed and rounded.' International Affairs