出版社：Research Centre for East European Studies and the Center for Security Studies
摘要：The study of Russian politics is challenging at the best of times, but contemporary Russia provides some specific difficulties that render the endeavour particularly difficult. For every statement there appears to be an equally valid contrary assertion, and for every fact a dozen qualifying indicators that hollow out the original assertion. One is left doubting whether contemporary scholarship really is coming to grips with Russian reality, its complexities and nuances. Some fundamental methodological issues are raised, but the pervasive ontological question remains unresolved: what is the nature of Russian reality, and by what means can we analyze and describe its key features?
