Putin vs. the People : The Perilous Politics of a Divided Russia.

Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- contents -- acknowledgments -- ONE the people and vladimir putin -- natalya and maxim -- listening to the people -- the political foundations of putin's power -- the social foundations of putin's power -- russian eyes -- TWO the kremlin under fire -- mr. putin -- in tandem -- a dead end -- anatomy of repression -- don't excite the people -- pussy riot -- family values -- driving the wedge -- let it rain -- the kremlin logs in -- the defenders -- THREE the russian spring -- to war -- putin v. the nationalists -- crimea is ours! -- on the front lines -- turning tides -- home to roost -- FOUR the gatherer of lands -- a lying world -- when it rains -- the political mind -- loving the leader -- prejudice and pride -- effervescence -- a very pleasant surprise -- FIVE putin's greengrocers -- in harmony -- do russians love their children, too? -- learning to listen -- an absolutely normal person -- picking sides -- agreeable authoritarians -- a normal day -- SIX russia at war -- russia rises -- shots fired -- under the gun -- the war comes home -- friendship park -- day of the snail -- the people v. dimon -- ties that bind -- hate/love -- team navalny -- SEVEN russia's putin -- fighting for autocracy -- authoritarianism from below -- the people v. putin -- it's not history or society . . . -- . . . and it's not culture . . . -- . . . it's politics -- betrayal -- the end -- dramatis personae -- endnotes -- index.

No detailed description available for "Putin v. the People".

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.