Russia in Transition Journey from Socialist Prospects to Capitalist Boulevard Engelska 2002

It Also Touches Upon Indo-Russian Relations In The Post-Communist Ear. It Deals With The Contemporary Political Problems In Russia And Its Attempts To Establish A Democratic System Of Governance, Contemporary Economic Problems And The Negative Impact The Politics Of The Country Are Having On The Russian Economy Manifested Clearly In The Emergence Of Private Monopoly (Mafia) Etc. It Goes On To Show That Political, Economic And Social Forces Have Not Yet Crystallized To Give A Semblance Of The Orderly Development Of Russian Political Culture, Society And Economy, It Also Discuss The Price Which The Russian People Are Paying In Social Terms In Their Efforts To Move From A Highly Regulated Socialist Economy To A Market Determined Economy.Very Few People Had Expected That The Ussr Will Disintegrate In A Matter Of Moment As It Did In 1992. The Economic Problems In The Country Had Been Piling Up Since The 1960S And The Feeble Attempts Made To Rectify The Situation Within The Soviet Frameworks Did Not Yield Any Results. Gorbachoev Tried To Tackle The Situation Through Glasnost And Perestroika. However, After The Push By The Communist Party The Event Moved So Fast That The People Did Not Have Any Time To Think About What Happened. Gorbachev Lost Power And Yeltsin Emerged As The New Hero Of Russia.