Medushevsky examines constitutionalism in Russia from Tsarist times to the present. He traces the different attitudes to constitutionalism in political thought, and in practice, at different periods, showing how the balance between authoritarianism and liberalism has shifted. In addition, he discusses the importance of constitutional developments for societies in transition, and concludes that post-communist constitutional development in Russia is still far from complete. As an empirical resource, Russian Constitutionalism takes a longer historical view than other books on this topic, and it also goes further than this in its interpretive approach, providing a greater understanding of Russian constitutionalism.
ISBN: | 9780415545723 |
Publication date: | 29th April 2009 |
Author: | Andrei Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia Medushevsky |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 274 pages |
Series: | BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies |
Genres: |
Constitutional and administrative law: general History |