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Transitional Citizens : Voters and What Influences Them in the New Russia
Transitional Citizens Voters and What Influences Them in the New Russia Author:Timothy J. Colton Subjects obey. Citizens choose. Transitional Citizens looks at the newly empowered citizens of Russia's protodemocracy facing choices at the ballot box that just a few years ago, under dictatorial rule, they could not have dreamt of. Timothy Colton finds that despite their unfamiliarity with democracy, subjects-turned-citi... more »zens learn about their electoral options from peers and the mass media and make choices that manifest a purposiveness that will surprise many readers. He gives us the most sophisticated and insightful account yet of the citizens of the new Russia.« less