...Boris Yeltsin's clash with Mikhail Gorbachev, and then with Ruslan Khasbulatov, over the distribution of constitutional powers had important implications for the parliament of Russia. In particular, the deputies elected to the new parliament introduced rules and procedures on legislation...

...This chapter reviews the institutional design of land reform legislation passed during the postcommunist period of 1992–99. It reviews effects of land reform during the term of Boris Yeltsin and the behavioral responses during this period and thereafter. The chapter argues that Yeltsin's land...

...The collapse of communist rule in the Soviet Union and the eventual breakup of the union state itself had profound implications not only for the nation but also for the world. Neither Mikhail Gorbachev nor Boris Yeltsin wanted to see the union dissolve, but they were unable to coordinate...

...This chapter examines the power play in Russian politics involving Boris Yeltsin and the other RSFSR leaders over the organization of legislative and executive power in the Russian Republic, Russia and the union, and parliament within Russia itself during 1990–1993. It revisits the evolution...

...Instead of adopting a new, fully consistent constitution, Russian leaders introduced amendments to the USSR constitution in 1989–1991 and to that of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (RSFSR) in 1990–1993. Boris Yeltsin's conflict with parliament over the proper balance of legislative...

... Boris Yeltsin's forcible dissolution of parliament in September of that year, and remains in force today. The book focuses on the emergence of parliamentary parties and bicameralism between 1989 and 1999 and explores how they contributed to the stabilization of political conflict in Russia. August coup...

... of political interests and to manage its conflict with the president. Despite its constitutionally limited powers, the Federal Assembly has been able to enact significant legislation and has been recognized by President Boris Yeltsin as a legitimate player in Russian politics. Morris William Parliamentary...

...This book offers a survey of the evolution of the Soviet system and its ideology. In a tightly woven series of analyses written during a career-long inquiry into the Soviet Union, the book explores the Soviet experience from Karl Marx to Boris Yeltsin and shows how key ideological notions were...