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Russian Pendulum: Paradoxes, Practices and Patterns

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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Alena LedenevaTheme:Cultural Region/RussianPublish date:7/6/2026Pages:200
Languages:EnglishPublisher:UCL PressISBN-13:9781806550357ISBN-10:1806550350UPC:9781806550357Book Category:Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Regional Studies, WorldBook Topic:Russian & SovietProduct ID:SCW9PEY85Y

An unorthodox portrait of modern-day Russia, including its paradoxes, practices, and patterns.

Russian Pendulum takes readers on a compelling journey through Russia in which tradition, modernity, power, and informality collide. Linking local knowledge and insider expertise with global trends and international perspectives, the book reveals the patterns that have defined Russia's destiny for centuries. At its core lies an intricate system of informal networks that are held together by cooptation, control, and camouflage practices.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:UCL PressISBN-13:9781806550357ISBN-10:1806550350UPC:9781806550357Book Category:Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Regional Studies, WorldBook Topic:Russian & SovietProduct ID:SCW9PEY85Y

Alena Ledeneva is professor of politics and society at University College London and a founder of the Global Informality Project (in-formality.com). She authored the trilogy on Russia: Russia's Economy of Favours, How Russia Really Works, and Can Russia Modernize?, and edited the first three volumes of The Global Encyclopedia of Informality.


Publisher: UCL Press

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Alena Ledeneva

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