TY - BOOK AU - Remington,Thomas F. TI - The Russian Parliament: institutional evolution in a transitional regime, 1989-1999 SN - 0300129769 (electronic bk.) AV - JN6697 .R36 2001eb U1 - 328.47 21 PY - 2001/// CY - New Haven PB - Yale University Press KW - Russia (Federation) KW - Federalʹnoe Sobranie KW - Gosudarstvennai͡a︡ Duma KW - Federalnoe Sobranie KW - Gosudarstvennaia Duma KW - Russie KW - Representative government and representation KW - Gouvernement représentatif KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Government KW - Legislative Branch KW - bisacsh KW - Parlementen KW - gtt KW - პარლამენტი რუსეთი KW - Electronic books N1 - Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Nov. 20, 2009); Includes bibliographical references and index; Political representation and parliamentary power -- Gorbachev's constitutional reforms -- Organizing the new USSR Parliament -- The power game in Russia, 1990-1993 -- Deputies and lawmaking in the RSFSR Supreme Soviet -- Framing a new constitution -- Organizing the Federal Assembly -- Does parliament matter? N2 - From the first free elections in post-Soviet Russia in 1989 to the end of the Yeltsin period in 1999, Russia's parliament was the site of great political upheavals. Conflicts between communists and reformers generated constant turmoil, and twice parliamentary institutions broke down in violence. This book offers the first full account of the inaugural decade of Russia's parliament. Thomas F. Remington, a leading scholar of Russian politics, describes in unique detail the Gorbachev-era parliament of 1989-91, the interim parliament of 1990-93, and the current Federal Assembly. Focusing particularly on the emergence of parliamentary parties and bicameralism, Remington explores how the organization of the Russian parliament changed, why some changes failed while others were accepted, and why the current parliament is more effective and viable than its predecessors. He links the story of parliamentary evolution in Russia to contemporary theories of institutional development and concludes that, notwithstanding the turbulence of Russia's first postcommunist decade, parliament has served as a stabilizing influence in Russian political life UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=187856 ER -