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_bAMB/P
100 1 _aAmbrosio, Thomas,
245 1 0 _aAuthoritarian backlash: Russian resistance to democratization in the former Soviet Union/
_cThomas Ambrosio.
260 _aFarnham, England ;
_aBurlington, VT :
_bAshgate Pub. Company,
_cc2009.
300 _axiii, 240 p. ;
_c24 cm.
440 0 _aPost-Soviet politics
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [221]-231) and index.
505 0 _aThe authoritarian backlash against democracy -- The external promotion of democracy and authoritarianism -- Political trends in the former Soviet Union : an overview -- Insulate : shielding Russia from external democracy promotion -- Redefine : rhetorical defenses against external criticism -- Bolster : Russian support for authoritarianism in Belarus -- Subvert : undermining democracy in Georgia and Ukraine -- Coordinate : working with others to resist democratization -- The Russian 2007-2008 election cycle -- The future of democracy and the challenge of authoritarianism.
650 0 _aAuthoritarianism
_zRussia (Federation)
650 0 _aDemocratization
_zRussia (Federation)
651 0 _aRussia (Federation)
_xPolitics and government
651 0 _aRussia (Federation)
_xForeign relations.
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