Russia and Eastern Europe After Communism
First published 1996 by Westview Press
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To the loving memory of Katerina Kraus, sister with a big heart, and Marvin Liebowitz, a father whose patience, kindness, and support has touched so many.
Contents
, Michael Kraus and Ronald D. Liebowitz
, Robert Sharlet
, Julie Mostov
, Robert V. Daniels
, Ben Slay
, Nikolay Shmelyov
, David A.J. Macey
, Padma Desai
, Vladimir Popov
, Ronald D. Liebowitz
, Peter J. Stavrakis
, Robert English
, Michael Kraus
, Laurence McFalls
, Russell J. Leng
, Robert C. Tucker
, Allison K. Stanger
, Ronald H. Linden
Guide
The conference on Russia and East Europe in Transition, held at Middlebury College in May 1994 under the auspices of the Center for Russian and East European Studies, provided the impetus for this volume. The two-day gathering was made possible by a Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education and the Jessica Swift Endowed Lecture Fund of Middlebury College, for which we are most grateful.
Apart from the contributors to this volume, the conference participants included: George Bellerose, Raymond E. Benson, Valery Chalidze, Michael Claudon, David Colander, Guntram H. Herb, Lars Lih, Tamar Mayer, Noah M.J. Pickus, Sunder Ramaswamy, David A. Rosenberg, and Mitchell Smith. Acting as discussants, panel chairs, or interested participants, their efforts, individually and collectively, have made this a better book and their contribution to this project is gratefully acknowledged.
The conference papers were revised in the summer and revised again and updated in the summer of 1995. We are grateful to George Bellerose, who has been a cheerful and unfailing guide in the preparation of this volume. In addition to critical comments on all chapters, George also supplied rich editorial experience and prepared the volume index. Our research assistant, Alexander Lust, provided valuable support at several critical junctures, including the English transliteration of Russian names. We thank our colleagues, Ben Slay and Allison K. Stanger; who commented on several chapter drafts, and to Shirley Benson for translating our Russian contributions into grammatical English. We would also like to thank Futura Design, of Shelburne, Vermont, for their efforts in the production of this book. Finally, we are much indebted to our editor, Rebecca Ritke of Westview Press, whose knowledgeable comments and suggestions on the entire manuscript have improved the volume immeasurably.
Michael Kraus
Ronald D. Liebowitz
Examining the key challenges confronting Russia and Eastern Europe, this multidisciplinary volume considers the constitutional, political, economic, security, and national identity issues facing these post-communist societies. Drawing upon both theory and case studies informed by newly available primary sources, leading U.S. and Russian specialists provide a comprehensive balance sheet of the achievements and costs of the ongoing economic and political transformation. They also examine the prospects for a thriving civil society and for the regions integration into European and global economic and security institutions.
Michael Kraus is Professor of Political Science and Russian and East European Studies at Middlebury College. A native of Prague, he received his Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University. Dr. Kraus is coeditor of Perestroika and East-West Economic Relations: Prospects for the 1990s, and the author of articles on Soviet, Russian, and Eastern European politics. He has received grants from the National Council for Soviet and East European Research, the Ford Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the International Research and Exchanges Board. In addition, he has been a resident scholar at Harvard, Columbia, and George Washington Universities. Currently, he is conducting research on the politics of the Czech-Slovak split.
Ronald D. Liebowitz is Vice President of Middlebury College and Professor of Geography and Russian and East European Studies. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. Dr. Liebowitz is editor of Gorbachevs New Thinking: Prospects for Joint Economic Ventures and coeditor of Perestroika and East-West Economic Relations: Prospects for the 1990s. He is also the author of articles on Soviet regional investment and topics in political geography. Dr. Liebowitz has received support for his research from the National Council for Soviet and East European Research, the Kennan Institute, and the International Research and Exchanges Board. His current research focuses on center-periphery relations in Russia and the Soviet successor states.
Robert V. Daniels , Professor Emeritus of History, the University of Vermont.
Padma Desai , Gladys and Rolland Harriman Professor of Comparative Economic Systems, Columbia University.
Robert English , Assistant Professor of Political Science, Allegheny College.
Michael Kraus , Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College.
Russell J. Leng , Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College.
Ronald D. Liebowitz , Professor of Geography and Vice President of Middlebury College.
Ronald H. Linden , Professor of Political Science and Director, Center for Russian and East European Studies, University of Pittsburgh.
David A.J. Macey , C.V. Starr Professor of Russian Studies, Middlebury College.
Laurence McFalls , Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Montreal.
Julie Mostov , Associate Professor of Politics and History, Drexel University.
Vladimir Popov , Academy of the National Economy, the Government of the Russian Federation.
Robert Sharlet , Professor of Political Science, Union College, and Associate, Rule of Law Program, ARD, Washington, D.C.
Nikolay Shmelyov , Senior Fellow, Institute on Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences.
Ben Slay , Assistant Professor of Economics, Middlebury College.
Allison K. Stanger , Assistant Professor of Political Science, Middle bury College.
Peter J. Stavrakis , Acting Director, Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies, and Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Vermont.
Robert C. Tucker , Professor Emeritus of Politics, Princeton University.
Michael Kraus and Ronald D. Liebowitz
