Darovannaia Demokratiia: Izbrannye Stat'i po Politike, Ekonomike, Istorii, Mezhdunarodnym Otnosheniiam[Granted democracy: Selected articles in politics, economy, history and internatioanl relations]

Vladimir Ryzhkov, one of very few independent representative in the Russian parliament since 1994, explains why the "granted democracy" which Russia has now does not work, and how to work and fight for a real one. What is a healthy balance between the interests of the state and the citizen? How to overcome the flaws of the current government? How to abandon the policy of "catching up modernization"? This collection of articles addresses these and other actual issues of Russian society and statehood. Bibliographical references.