1st Edition

Federalism and the Dictatorship of Power in Russia

By Mikhail Stoliarov Copyright 2003
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

Stoliarov presents an analysis of the historical traditions and distinctive features of modern Russian federalism. He reviews the state of affairs in today's Russia as it strives to become a federal democracy securing the rights and liberties of its citizens. By tracing two contrasting ideas - federalism and derzhavnost (dictatorship of power) - in the legacy of the Russian state, and in... Read more
Russian on the Way to the New MillenniumChapter I: Statehood Legacy1. Sovereign Russia: Traditions of Power2. Russian Administrative Reforms: The Wheel of History3. Dictatorship of Law or Law of Dictatorship: The New Russian Dilemma4. Russia and Self-Determination According to Lenin5. Stalin's Ethnic PolicyChapter II: The Rollercoaster of Russian Federalism1. 'We, the Multinational People of the Russian Federation...'2. State Making in Russian: The Modern History3. Tatarstan: A Case in Point4. Russia in August 1998 and Afterwards: 'The Patient is More Alive Than Dead'5. Federalist Hopes that Did Not Come TrueChapter III: Quo Vadis, Russia?1. From Yeltsin to Putin: Transit into a New Millennium2. Elite and Power: Heroes or Hostages?3. The Principles of Federalism in Russian Style4. Federal Minister German Gref and Others...5. Federation and State Development: Political Parties' ApproachChapter IV: 'Union Lasts Forever'1. Tatars Versus Russians: A Glimpse into History2. Elections 2000: Governors Wanted!3. Sovereignty or the Ghost of Separatism4. Lament for the Russian Republic5. Federalism, Great Power Centrism, Ethnicity: Pro et ContraPostface

Biography

Mikhail Stoliarov is the First Deputy Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan to the President of the Russian Federation. He is a professor at the Russian Academy of the Civil Service.