Striving for law in a lawless land: memoirs of a Russian reformer

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Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Alexander M. Yakovlev
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): New York (State)
Publication Information: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©1996
Type: Book
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Online version: Yakovlev, Alexander M., 1927- Striving for law in a lawless land. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, ©1996 (OCoLC)604650589 Online version: Yakovlev, Alexander M., 1927- Striving for law in a lawless land. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, ©1996 (OCoLC)607759327

Short Description

XVI, 237 pages ; 24 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Striving for law in a lawless land: memoirs of a Russian reformer is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Responsable Person: Alexander M. Yakovlev ; with a foreword by Harold J. Berman.
Publication Date: 1996
Location: Armonk, N.Y.
Country/State: New York (State)
Number of Editions: 10 editions
First edition Date: 1995
Last edition Date: 1996
General Notes: Includes index.
Languages: English
Library of Congress Code: KLB2064
Dewey Code: 340.1150947
ISBN: 1563246392 9781563246395
OCLC: 32468475

Main Contents

Drawing on newly available archival materials including official documents, reports, and personal accounts, this remarkable study presents a detailed picture of the living standards of various social groups in prewar Soviet Russia, and the role of state-controlled distribution of food and goods as a tool of the Stalinist dictatorship. The study offers a new perspective not only on the period of collectivization, industrialization, and terror but also on the regime's most rudimentary method of controlling human behavior and reshaping the social order. In her conclusion the author analyzes the long-term impacts of the Stalinist “dictatorship of distribution”, from bureaucratization to rural depopulation to the emergence of a distinctive type of black-market economy.

Summary Note

An insider account of the struggle to reform the Soviet/Russian legal system and create a law-based society. This text situates the formal commitment to democratic politics, and the creation of a legal and constitutional order within the context of Russian history and tradition. '''

Striving for law in a lawless land: memoirs of a Russian reformer

Striving for law in a lawless land: memoirs of a Russian reformer