Analyzes the elections that ushered out the Yeltsin era and ushered in the Putin leadership.

A distinguished collection of specialists analyzes the critical elections that ushered out the Boris Yeltsin era in Russia and ushered in the leadership of Vladimir Putin. These parliamentary and presidential elections are proving critical for the future of Russia and are highly enlightening to scholars and students who study electoral politics, party development and democratization. Collectively, the expertise represented by these authors extends to all the important facets of electoral politics and party development in Russia.

Part I. Introduction: 1. Parliamentary and presidential elections in Russia: the political landscape in 1999 and 2000 Vicki L. Hesli
Part II. Parties in the Electorate: 2. Television, voters, and the development of the 'broadcast party' Sarah Oates
3. Parties, voters, and foreign policy Stephen White, Neil Munro and Richard Rose
4. The foreign policy implications of the elections Andrei Melville
5. Parties, leaders, and voters in the parliamentary election Timothy Colton
Part III. The Role of Regional Power: 6. Elections and national integration in Russia Richard Sakwa
7. The Duma elections: a step toward democracy or the elites' game? Mikhail Myagkov
Part IV. Parties and Institutions: 8. Instrumental democracy: the end of ideology and the decline of Russian political parties Stephen Hanson
9. The impact of the elections on political party development M. Steven Fish
10. Resolving the problem of pre-election coordination: the parliamentary election as an elite presidential 'primary' Olga Shvetsova
11. Coalition politics in the New Duma Thomas Remington
12. The 1999-2000 elections and Russia's prospects for democracy William M. Reisinger
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