Author: Leon Aron / Political Geography: Eastern Europe

Author:: Leon Aron
Publication Date:: 09-2007
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract:: Part I of this Russian Outlook dealt with what might be called the errors of commission, or false attribution, in the "chaos-of-the-1990s" stereotype, which became a major theme of the Putin Kremlin's propaganda. The economic crisis of that era, mostly inherited from the decaying Soviet economy, was laid at the revolutionary regime's door. Yet the "chaos" legend also contains errors of omission, for, on closer inspection, there was a great deal in the 1990s besides the alleged "chaos."
Topic:: Civil Society, Democratization, Government, Politics, and Privatization
Political Geography:: Russia, Eastern Europe, Asia, and Soviet Union

Author:: Leon Aron
Publication Date:: 05-2007
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract:: Russian president Vladimir Putin's term expires in March 2008. Despite the propaganda barrage designed to persuade everyone of an orderly change of government, the coming Russian presidential succession is far from a done deal. The stability and legitimacy that flow from democratic arrangements are compromised when these arrangements are weakened, as happened under Putin, ushering in uncertainty and risk.
Topic:: Corruption and Politics
Political Geography:: Russia, Europe, Eastern Europe, and Asia

Author:: Leon Aron
Publication Date:: 05-2007
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract:: Criticizing preceding regimes is a popular pastime of Russian leaders. But in denouncing the “chaos of the 1990s,” the Vladimir Putin regime seems to have an additional purpose: to defame the idea of liberty itself. Part I of this two-part Russian Outlook examines the claim that the revolution was entirely responsible for Russia's economic woes in the 1990s. Part II will take issue with the assertion that the Yeltsin years brought nothing but “chaos.”
Topic:: Corruption, Democratization, and Politics
Political Geography:: Russia and Eastern Europe

Author:: Leon Aron
Publication Date:: 05-2007
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract:: Part I of this Russian Outlook dealt with what might be called the errors of commission, or false attribution, in the “chaos-of-the-1990s” stereotype, which became a major theme of the Putin Kremlin's propaganda. The economic crisis of that era, mostly inherited from the decaying Soviet economy, was laid at the revolutionary regime's door. Yet the “chaos” legend also contains errors of omission, for, on closer inspection, there was a great deal in the 1990s besides the alleged “chaos.”
Topic:: Corruption, Democratization, and Politics
Political Geography:: Russia and Eastern Europe

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