Studying Russian Politics through Western Lenses: Changes and Challenges

Author(s): Vladimir Gel'man
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 94
Pages: 2-4
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute of History, University of Basel
Publication Year: 2011

In contrast to the Soviet period, Russia is now integrated into comparative political science and Russians contribute to Western studies of their country. Current scholars generally fall into three camps, pessimists, optimists, and realists. Their key task will be figuring out how Russia fits into the world today.

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