Over the past few years, many of the former Communist-rule countries of Central and Eastern Europe have taken a steady path toward becoming more or less normal capitalist countries - with Poland and Hungary cases in point. Russia, on the other hand, has experienced extreme difficulties in its attempted transition to capitalism and democracy. The pursuit of Western-endorsed poli...(展开全部)

威廉·齐默尔曼（William Zimmerman），密歇根大学安娜堡分校政治学名誉教授、社会研究所名誉研究教授。主要研究方向包括两大主题：俄罗斯对市场、民主和外交政策的态度之间的联系，主要基于美国的数据，研究精英和大众对俄罗斯外交政策的影响；俄罗斯过去如何是，或将来如何成为一个“正常”的国家，通过关于苏联政体性质的文献，重新检视这一问题，并评估后苏联时期的转型，将当代俄罗斯置于历史比较中进行研究。著述包括《俄罗斯人和外交政策：俄罗斯精英和大众视角（1993—2000）》《国际关系的苏联视角（1956—1967）》《南斯拉夫政治与文化》等。

迈克尔·麦克福尔（Michael A. McFaul，1963-），当代美国著名的俄罗斯问题专家，现为美国斯坦福大学政治科学系教授。他通晓俄语、波兰语和葡萄牙语等多种语言，并在多个机构从事俄罗斯问题研究。在俄罗斯问题研究领域，麦克福尔出版专著、合著达20部之多，《俄罗斯未竟的革命》（2001年）是其最重要的代表作。

迈克尔·麦克福尔（Michael A. McFaul，1963-），当代美国著名的俄罗斯问题专家，现为美国斯坦福大学政治科学系教授。他通晓俄语、波兰语和葡萄牙语等多种语言，并在多个机构从事俄罗斯问题研究。在俄罗斯问题研究领域，麦克福尔出版专著、合著达20部之多，《俄罗斯未竟的革命》（2001年）是其最重要的代表作。

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS One of the Top 20 Books for Understanding China, China Economic Quarterly For half a century the Soviet economy was inefficient but stable. In the late 1980s, to the surprise of nearly everyone, it suddenly collapsed. Why did this happen? And what role did Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's economic reforms play in the country's dissolution? In this groundb...(展开全部)

Chris Miller is assistant professor of international history at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and co-director of the school's Russia and Eurasia Program. He is also Eurasia Director at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

A penetrating look into the extreme plutocracy Vladimir Putin has created and its implications for Russia’s future This insightful study explores how the economic system Vladimir Putin has developed in Russia works to consolidate control over the country. By appointing his close associates as heads of state enterprises and by giving control of the FSB and the judiciary to his f...(展开全部)

Since Russia has re-emerged as a global power, its foreign policies have come under close scrutiny. In Russia and the West from Alexander to Putin, Andrei P. Tsygankov identifies honor as the key concept by which Russia's international relations are determined. He argues that Russia's interests in acquiring power, security and welfare are filtered through this cultural belief a...(展开全部)

Since Russia has re-emerged as a global power, its foreign policies have come under close scrutiny. In Russia and the West from Alexander to Putin, Andrei P. Tsygankov identifies honor as the key concept by which Russia's international relations are determined. He argues that Russia's interests in acquiring power, security and welfare are filtered through this cultural belief a...(展开全部)