Description: Russia's Constitutional Revolution : Legal Consciousness and the Transition to Democracy, 1, Paperback by Ahdieh, Robert B., ISBN 0271026030, ISBN-13 9780271026039, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Robert Ahdieh assesses here the troubled history and uncertain future of constitutionalism in post-communist Russia. He argues that the development of Russian constitutionalism and legal culture, long ignored as secondary to the economic and political transformation of the country, is critical to the survival of democracy. The discussion first focuses on the history of the Soviet Union and Russia from Gorbachev's selection as General Secretary in 1985 to the adoption of the new Constitution in December 1993. Ahdieh analyzes those decisions and events that impacted upon the development of constitutionalism, positing that Mikhail Gorbachev's and Boris Yeltsin's narrow focus on institution-building impeded the development of legal consciousness. He then presents an alternative model for constitutionalism's development under the 1993 Constitution. Based on interviews with scholars, legal practitioners, and government officials intimately involved with the constitutional processes over the last decade, Ahdieh concludes that constitutionalism's emergence in Russia can occur only through an "evolution from below."
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Book Title: Russia's Constitutional Revolution : Legal Consciousness and the
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Publication Name: Russia's Constitutional Revolution : Legal Consciousness and the Transition to Democracy, 1985-1996
Language: English
Publisher: Pennsylvania STATE University Press
Publication Year: 1997
Subject: Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Constitutions, History & Theory, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Item Height: 0.9 in
Features: Revised
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Author: Robert Ahdieh
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
