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A history of Russia, from its founding in the waning years of the tenth century to its resurgence of wealth and power in the early years of the twenty-first, tracing the conundrums of modern Russia to their roots in its troubled past.

Explores how the culture, people, government, and traditions of Russia have changed in the years since the fall of Communism.

Provides a report on Russia's progress in creating a market economy in the 1990s, evaluates the impact of the crash of August 1998, and discusses the prospects for an economic recovery in Russia in the twenty-first century.

Former soccer star Lyza, her lover Boat, special investigator Palchikov, poet Antonina Korzinkina, and Yevtushenko himself work to keep Russia's fragile democracy alive in the face of the efforts of hard-line Communists to destroy it. Includes the historical figures of Gorbachev, Shevardnadze, and Yeltsin among the cast of characters.

"India has one of the fastest growing economies on earth. Over the past three decades, socialism has been replaced by pro-business policies as the way forward. And yet, in this, "new" India, grinding poverty is still a feature of everyday life. Some 450 million people subsist on less than $1.25 per day and nearly half of India, ??s children are malnourished. In his latest book, Atul Kohli, a seasoned scholar of Indian politics and economics, blames this discrepancy on the narrow nature of the ruling alliance in India that, in its newfound relationship with business, has prioritized economic growth above all other social and political considerations. In fact, according to Kohli, the resulting inequalities have limited the impact of growth on poverty alleviation, and the exclusion of such a significant proportion of Indians from the fruits of rapid economic growth is in turn creating an array of new political problems. This thoughtful and challenging book affords an alternative vision of India, ??s rise in the world that its democratic rulers will be forced to come to grips with in the years ahead"--.

Traces the history of Russia through the election of Dmitri Medvedev, exploring the social, political, economic, and cultural figures and events that shaped the region and its people and describing the social and economic difficulties that have plagued Russia over the years.

An authoritative account of the Somali region, its history and the story of the Islamic extremists operating there today cites the high human cost of the region's clan-based civil war while explaining how current activities are directly threatening world security.

Journal excerpts help chronicle the life and political career of Soviet leader Boris Yeltsin.