Around Columbus (Images of America)

Description

an evaluation of Putin＊s leadership and the country’s political performance under him;
updated election results and demographic, social, ethnic/national statistics to include results of the 2010 census;
changes in the party system, to electoral legislation and to the composition of parliament as well as the relationship between the executive and legislature;
coverage of the constitutional changes and governmental appointments under the various prime ministers;
more analysis of economic performance including discussion of the energy sector and pipeline politics;
changes in Russian foreign policy since EU enlargement, its relationship with NATO since the ＆reset＊, as well as its relations with post-Soviet states;
assessment of the military reforms and security and defence policy;
debates over the question of democracy in Russia today, the nature of the system, and its future prospects.