Issue #291, 1 December, 2002

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Government and Politics
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015357
Politicheskii Rezhim i Prestupnost' = Political regime and criminality:
Problems of political criminality. Ed. by V.N. Burlakov, Iu.N. Volkov, V.P.
Sal'nikov. St. Petersburg: Iuridicheskii Tsentr Press, 2001. 363 p. [4
ill.]  Politika i Pravo  Hardcover. 14 x 20.5 cm. ISBN 594201037. In
Russian. $19.00
         This collective monograph starts a new direction in Russian
political science: political criminology. Contents: Dangerous
states/Dangerous regimes; Deviance, social control, and political regime;
Scenarios of the criminal situation in Russia in connection with the change
of political regime; Human rights, law enforcement bodies and political
regime; Religion and political regime, etc. Summary and contents in English.

015733  Prava i Svobody Cheloveka v Programmnykh Dokumentakh Osnovnykh
Politicheskikh Partii i Ob`edinenii Rossii: XX Vek [Rights and freedoms of
the citizen in program documents of the main political parties and unions
of Russia: The Twentieth century]. Ed. by A.N. Arinin et al. Moscow:
ROSSPEN, 2002. 495 p. Hardcover. 14 x 21.5 cm. ISBN 5824303142. In Russian.
$25.00
         This is a collection of extracts from the political programs of
Russian political parties and unions of the twentieth century on the
subject of rights and freedoms of the citizen. These documents show how
political positions have evolved from 1900 to 2000. The introduction by the
director of the Institute of Federalism and Civil Society A.N. Arinin
analyzes this evolution and the specific views of specific parties. Subject
index.

001499  Reformirovanie Rossii: Ot Mifov k Real'nosti: Sotsial'naia i
Sotsial'no-Politicheskaia Situatsiia v Rossii v 2000 Godu: V 2-kh Tomakh
[Reforming Russia: From Myths to reality: Social and Socio-political
situation in Russia in 2000]. Ed. by G. Osipov et al. Moscow: In-t
Sotsial'no-Politicheskikh Issledovanii, 2001. 439+313 pp. ill., tables,
graphs. 2 v. pbk. 20 x 28 cm. Printing 500. ISBN 5755601828. In Russian.
Regular Price $48.00. Sale Price $39.00
         This collective monograph summarizes the results of ten years of
social and economic reforms in Russia; describes the transformations that
happened in the country during the last decade and the situation at the end
of the century; and discusses alternatives to neo-liberal reforms. The
monograph is based on sociological surveys by the Institute of
Socio-Political Studies, as well as on official statistics and data of
various government departments and other research institutes. The monograph
gives a multi-faceted picture of the Russian economy and society: social
dynamics, demographic and economic trends, political reforms, changing
relations between the federal government and regions, changes in spiritual
life, and socio-political prospects. The second volume contains several
documents prepared for the Russian leadership: Main directions of
socio-economic development of the Russian Federation for the long term;
Strategy of Russian development in the period up to 2010; Forecast of
global trends for the period up to 2015; Information about the results of
elections of executives in the regional members of the Russian Federation;
Information about the socio-economic state of Russia in 1992-2000; Fact
diagram of political events in 1991-2000 period.

015486  Rossiia: 21 Vek: ...Kuda Zhe Ty? [Russia: The Twenty first century:
...Where are you going?]. Ed. by Iu.N. Afanas'ev; comp. by A.P. Logunov.
Moscow: RGGU, 2002. 414 p. ill.  Istoriia i Pamiat'  pbk. 14 x 21.5 cm.
ISBN 5728105947. In Russian. $17.00
         This is a collection of historiosophic readings in the Russian
State Humanities University lead by its rector the historian Iurii
Afanas'ev. The readings took place at the end of 2000 - 2001. This time
span embraces not simply the change of Russian president but a change in
the political course of the new Russian state. It was a time of intense
political discussion. A circle of very interesting people got together at
these meetings in RGGU: professional politicians, social activists,
historians, economists, and social scientists. This collection present the
views of Russian scholars of liberal and democratic orientations. Their
opinions are arranged topically: Challenges of our time; The State and
society; Society and personality; Parties and media; Russia and the rest of
the world. Bibliographic references.

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