| Ruling Russia: Authoritarianism from the Revolution to Putin Subjects: Authoritarianism -- Soviet Union; Authoritarianism -- Russia (Federation); Democratization -- Russia (Federation); Soviet Union -- Politics and government; Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991–; The first book to trace the evolution of Russian politics from the Bolsheviks to Putin William Zimmerman is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Michigan, where he is also research professor emeritus at the Institute for Social Research. |