How Russia Really Works : The Informal Practices That Shaped Post-Soviet Politics and Business.

Ledeneva explores practices in politics, business, media, and the legal sphere in Russia in the 1990s.

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Author / Creator: Ledeneva, Alena V.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2006.
Series:Culture and Society after Socialism
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Local Note:Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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505 0 |a Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Why Are Informal Practices Still Prevalent in Russia? -- 2. Chernyi Piar: Manipulative Campaigning and the Workings of Russian Democracy -- 3. Kompromat: The Use of Compromising Informationin Informal Politics -- 4. Krugovaia Poruka: Sustaining the Ties of Joint Responsibility -- 5. Tenevoi Barter: Shadow Barter, Barter Chains, and Nonmonetary Markets -- 6. Dvoinaia Bukhgalteriia: Double Accountancy and Financial Scheming -- 7. Post-Soviet Tolkachi: Alternative Enforcement and the Use of Law -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- Appendix 1. Pravda versus Istina -- Appendix 2. Profile of the Leading National Media Outlets in the 1990s -- Appendix 3. "Bound by One Chain" -- Appendix 4. List of Legal Documents Related to Barter Transactions in the Russian Federation, 1990-1997 -- Appendix 5. List of Respondents -- Appendix 6. List of Questions -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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