Darkness at Dawn The Rise of the Russian Criminal State

Name: Darkness at Dawn The Rise of the Russian Criminal State
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ISBN: 9780300105919

ISBN-10: 0300105916

ISBN-13: 9780300105919

Edition: 2004

Authors: David Satter

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Anticipating a new dawn of freedom after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russians could hardly have foreseen the reality of their future a decade later: a country impoverished and controlled at every level by organized crime. This riveting book views the 1990s reform period through the experiences of individual citizens, revealing the changes that have swept Russia and their effect on Russia’s age-old ways of thinking. “The Russia that Satter depicts in this brave, engaging book cannot be ignored.Darkness at Dawnshould be required reading for anyone interested in the post-Soviet state.”—Christian Caryl,Newsweek “Satter must be commended for saying what a great many people only…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 9/10/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 326
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.93" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Preface


List of Abbreviations and Administrative Delineations


Introduction



The Kursk



Ryazan



The Young Reformers



The History of Reform



The Gold Seekers



The Workers



Law Enforcement



Organized Crime



Ulyanovsk



Vladivostok



Krasnoyarsk



The Value of Human Life



The Criminalization of Consciousness


Conclusion: Does Russia Have a Future?


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index