About the Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1 The Heritage; 1 Capitalism, Civil Society and Development in Russia (To 1917 and From 1989); 2 State and Development in the Soviet Period; 3 Moving East and South: Empire and After; Part 2 Development and Struggle; 4 Political Mobilization from War Communism to Coloured Revolution; 5 Local Government Decentralization: Civil Society Development in the Urals and Siberia; 6 Development Challenges in an Insecure Neighbourhood: Tajikistan. 7 Beyond Alienation: Social Movements and Protest in Russia in the 2000sPart 3 The International Context; 8 Ngos Challenging Political and Economic Power; 9 Russia as a Bric; Postscript; Notes; References; Index.