(Hardback)

This book refines the discursive theory of democratization by juxtaposing the elite and lay discourses in post-Soviet Russia (19962008). Through examining how Russians position themselves as political subjects, the analysis demonstrates that Russians rarely identify as true democrats.

(Paperback)

This book refines the discursive theory of democratization by juxtaposing the elite and lay discourses in post-Soviet Russia (19962008). Through examining how Russians position themselves as political subjects, the analysis demonstrates that Russians rarely identify as true democrats.