The fall of the Communist regime and adoption of Democracy in the Soviet Union was more than just a political affair. The resolute bond between economics and politics, which was the central characteristic of the state socialist system, created a unique situation for the successor states of the Soviet Union. The Communist regime was so infused in every aspect of Soviet life, that the Russian people were left with little democratic tradition. Russia faces the …showed first 75 words of 3055 total…

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