{"product_id":"russias-constitutional-revolution-robert-ahdieh-9780271026039","title":"Russia's Constitutional Revolution: Legal Consciousness and the Transition to Democracy, 1985-1996","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Ahdieh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271026030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271026039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.34w x 0.70d","brand":"Robert Ahdieh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913533948159,"sku":"9780271026039","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_af954272-4608-40f9-b72a-935f364f0f2c.jpg?v=1680620901","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/russias-constitutional-revolution-robert-ahdieh-9780271026039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}