Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin - Archie Brown

This volume analyzes various aspects of the political leadership during the collapse of the Soviet Union and formation of a new Russia. Comparing the rule of Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Vladimir Putin, the book reflects upon their goals, governing style, and sources of influence?as well as factors that influenced their activities and complicated them too.
Contents
Introduction
Archie Brown
Transformational Leaders Compared: Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin
Archie Brown
Evaluating Gorbachev and Yeltsin as Leaders
George W. Breslauer
From Yeltsin to Putin: The Evolution of Presidential Power
Lilia Shevtsova
Political Leadership and the Center-Periphery Struggle: Putin's Administrative Reforms
Eugene Huskey
Conclusion
Lilia Shevtsova