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Contemporary Russia as a Feudal Society

A New Perspective on the Post-Soviet Era

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  1. Vladimir Shlapentokh
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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh
    Pages 1-5

  3. The Failure of the Integrative-System Approach in Post-Soviet Russian Studies

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh
    Pages 7-18

  4. The Segmented Approach and Feudal Model for the Study of Post-Soviet Russia

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh
    Pages 19-33

  5. Weakness of the State

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh
    Pages 35-53

  6. Oligarchs and Corrupt Bureaucrats

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh
    Pages 55-73

  7. The Oligarchic Ideology and Its Opposition to the Liberal and Totalitarian Ideologies

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh
    Pages 75-84

  8. The Royal Domain

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh
    Pages 85-93

  9. The Local Barons after the Soviet Collapse

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh
    Pages 95-115

  10. The Local Barons under Putin’s Moderate Feudalism (2000–2006)

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh
    Pages 117-131

  11. The Precariousness of Property in Contemporary Russia and the Middle Ages

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh
    Pages 133-149

  12. Personal Relations as a Core Feature of Feudalism

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh
    Pages 151-171

  13. Private Security

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh
    Pages 173-181

  14. Conclusion

    • Vladimir Shlapentokh
    Pages 183-190

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 191-268
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About this book

The book offers a theoretical discussion of the feudal model and a preliminary application of the model to post-Soviet Russia. In addition to a review of the feudal model as an ideal type, the author explains the analytical benefits of drawing comparisons between countries and across historical contexts. Specifically, contemporary Russia is compared to Western European countries during the Middle Ages and to the Soviet period in Russian history. The book is devoted to illuminating the most important political, social and economic characteristics of contemporary Russian society.

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Vladimir Shlapentokh is Professor of Sociology, and Joshua Woods is a doctoral student in Sociology, bothat Michigan State University.

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