USSR

USSR

Author: United States. Department of State

Publisher:

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13:

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The Piratization of Russia

The Piratization of Russia

Author: Marshall I. Goldman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-04-10

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1134376847

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In 1991, a small group of Russians emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union and enjoyed one of the greatest transfers of wealth ever seen, claiming ownership of some of the most valuable petroleum, natural gas and metal deposits in the world. By 1997, five of those individuals were on Forbes Magazine's list of the world's richest billionaires.


Post-Soviet Political Order

Post-Soviet Political Order

Author: Barnett R. Rubin

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780415170680

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Post-Soviet Political Order analyses the institutional patterns of the former Soviet Union and Eastern European countries. The contributors show how strong state institutions are essential if political instability is to be avoided.