A review of Russia’s Unfinished Revolution: Political Change from Gorbachev to Putin, by Michael McFaul.
About the Author
Thomas F. Remingtonis visiting professor of government at Harvard University and Goodrich C. White Professor of Political Science (emeritus) at Emory University. His books include The Returns to Power: A Political Theory of Economic Inequality (2023).
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