PART I. RUSSIA: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE.- Studying Russian Government and Politics.- The Roots: Russia and the Soviet Union.- The Soviet Transformation, 1985-1991.- PART II: INSTITUTIONS AND ELECTIONS.- The Executive Branch.- The Legislative Branch.

- The Judicial Branch and Justice Administration.- PART III: POLITICAL BEHAVIOR, PARTICIPATION, AND COMMUNICATION.- Political Parties.- Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.- Political Communications and Mobilization.- PART IV: RUSSIAN POLICIES.- Economic and Business Policies.- Social Policies: Health, Education, and Housing.

- Foreign Policy.- Defense and Security Policies.- Summary and Conclusion.