Dimensions and Challenges of Russian Liberalism: Historical Drama and New Prospects
In: Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations 8
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Preface and Acknowledgements; Giancarlo Bosetti -- Who we are -- Credits -- About the Authors -- Introduction: The many dimensions of Russian liberalism; Riccardo Mario Cucciolla -- Part 1: Pre-revolutionary Liberalism and the Challenges of Modernity -- I. The Political Philosophy of Russian Liberalism; Alexey Kara-Murza and Olga Zhukova -- II. Russian Liberalism and the Rule of Law: Notes from Underground; Gianmaria Ajani -- III. Wither Russian Liberalism?; Alexander Semyonov -- Part 2: Liberal Undercurrents in Soviet Times -- IV. Intelligentsia as a liberal concept in Soviet history, 1945–1991; Vladislav Zubok -- V. Human Rights Defenders within Soviet Politics; Benjamin Nathans -- VI. Gorbachev's "New Thinking": A Proto-liberal Program for the Soviet Union; Svetlana Savranskaya -- VII. Autocratic Ideology as an Obstacle to Liberal Democratic Thought in Post-Soviet Russia; Mark Kramer -- Part 3: The "Time of Troubles" -- VIII. Paradoxes and By-Products of Liberal Reforms in Russia; Victor Sheynis -- IX. Ethical Liberal Values vs. the Soviet Political and Administrative Heritage from the 1980s to the Present; Alexander Obolonsky -- X. The Lessons from Perestroika and the Evolution of Russian Liberalism (1995–2005); Guillaume Sauvé -- Part 4: Liberalism under Pressure in contemporary Russia -- XI. Liberals or Technocrats? Liberal Ideas and Values in the Mindset of the Russian Political Elite; Valeriy Solovey -- XII. Why reforms of public service of Russia are cyclic: An institutional explanation from a liberal perspective; Alexey Barabashev and Vadim Prokofiev -- XIII. Liberalism and Federalism in Russian State-Building, 1992–2017; Ildar Zulkarnay -- XIV. The Illiberal World Order and Russian Liberals; Andrei Melville -- Index of Names