Democracy in a Russian Mirror

What can we learn about democracy from the experience of post-Soviet Russia? What can we learn about the prospects for democracy in Russia from the experience of ''really existing democracies''? Must some ''pre-requisites'' cultural or material be fulfilled for democracy to become possible? This book examines the current state of Russia and the prospects for democracy posing several challenges to our understanding of democracy. Thirteen contributors expand the debate over these questions offering a variety of insights interpretations and conclusions vital to understanding the conditions of emergence and survival of successful democracies.