TY - BOOK AU - Dudley,William TI - Russia: opposing viewpoints T2 - Opposing viewpoints AV - JN6699.D849.R877 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - San Diego, California PB - Greenhaven Press KW - Democracy KW - Russia (Federation) KW - Economic history KW - Diplomatic relations KW - Politics and government N1 - 2; Capitalist reforms created Russia's economic crisis / David M. Kotz --; Capitalist reforms did not create Russia's economic crisis / Virginia Postrel --; Russia's crime problem stems from its failure to replace the Soviet state / David Hoffman --; Russia's crime problem is a direct legacy of the Soviet state / Gary T. Dempsey and Aaron Lukas --; An environmental crisis underlies Russia's problems / Glenn Garelik --; A public health crisis underlies Russia's problems / Murray Feshbach --; Russia has failed to achieve true democracy / Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn --; Russia has made significant progress in achieving democracy / Leon Aron --; Russia's history and culture preclude the creation of a democratic society / W. Bruce Lincoln --; Russia has overcome its authoritarian heritage to create a democratic revolution / Alexander Elder --; Russia poses an expansionist threat / Henry A. Kissinger --; Russia does not pose an expansionist threat / Stephen Sestanovich --; The proliferation of Russian nuclear weapons is a serious global threat / Steve Goldstein --; The threat of Russia-sponsored nuclear proliferation is exaggerated / William C. Martel --; The Russian Mafia is a serious threat to the United States / Part I: Stephen Handelman; Part II: James Kim --; There is no Russian Mafia threat in the United States / James O. Finckenauer and Elin J. Waring --; The United States should continue its strategic partnership with Russia / Strobe Talbott --; The United States should not continue its strategic partnership with Russia / Jacob Heilbrun --; NATO enlargement endangers U.S.-Russian relations / Gary Hart and Gordon Humphrey --; NATO enlargement does not endanger U.S.-Russian relations / Ariel Cohen --; NATO enlargement should eventually incorporate Russia / Charles A. Kupchan; 2 N2 - Presents divergent views on domestic problems in Russia and if the country should be looked on as a threat to the rest of the world ER -