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1. Rethinking the 'Coloured Revolutions'

   Edited by David Lane, Stephen White

   The communist world was supposed to have had its ‘revolution’ in 1989. But the demise of the Soviet Union came two years later, at the end of 1991; and then, perplexingly, a series of irregular executive changes began to take place the following decade in countries that were already postcommunist....

   To Be Published August 15th 2013 by Routledge
2. Rethinking the 'Coloured Revolutions'

   Edited by David Lane, Stephen White

   The communist world was supposed to have had its ‘revolution’ in 1989. But the demise of the Soviet Union came two years later, at the end of 1991; and then, perplexingly, a series of irregular executive changes began to take place the following decade in countries that were already postcommunist....

   Published November 12th 2012 by Routledge
3. The International Economic Crisis and the Post-Soviet States

   Edited by Valentina Feklyunina, Stephen White

   At first, it seemed as if the international financial crisis that broke out in 2008 would have little effect in Russia and the other post-Soviet states. But, by the end of the year, growth was slowing, banks were reluctant to lend, share values had collapsed and unemployment was rising inexorably....

   Published October 23rd 2012 by Routledge
4. Russia's Authoritarian Elections

   Edited by Stephen White

   Series: Routledge Europe-Asia Studies

   Russia is the world’s largest country, and its politics affect the entire international community. Formally, who exercises the power of government is decided, as in Western democracies, by competitive elections that are held at regular intervals. But there have increasingly been doubts about the...

   Published October 30th 2011 by Routledge
5. Russia After Communism

   By Rick Fawn, Stephen White

   Russia's transition from communism holds great significance not only for itself but also for the wider world. This collection of essays examines the spectrum of Russia's transition since 1991 - considering not only the pattern of events but also what the changes have meant for Russians themselves....

   Published March 29th 2002 by Routledge
6. Communism and its Collapse

   By Stephen White

   Series: The Making of the Contemporary World

   Ranging from the Russian revolution of 1917 to the collapse of Eastern Europe in the 1980s this study examines Communist rule. By focusing primarily on the USSR and Eastern Europe Stephen White covers the major topics and issues affecting these countries, including:* communism as a doctrine* the...

   Published November 8th 2000 by Routledge
7. The Soviet Transition

   From Gorbachev to Yeltsin

   Edited by Ottorino Cappelli, Rita di Leo, Stephen White

   Of course we watched it all on television, day by day, as the Evil Empire transmuted into the Circus Bear, but seeing it and knowing what to think about it are not the same. Scholars from eastern and western Europe and North America help out, in 14 papers from an April 1992 conference in Naples....

   Published June 30th 1993 by Routledge
8. Gorbachev and Gorbachevism

   Edited by Walter Joyce, Hillel Ticktin, Stephen White

   Published February 28th 1989 by Routledge