The development of Russian democracy has been a gradual process of maturation punctuated by dramatic events. This text examines events such as the first free elections, the Russian parliament's resistance to the 1991 coup, and the bloody confrontation with the military in 1993.

Jeffrey W. Hahn

1: Introduction; I: Legislative Development at the National Level; 2: Parliament and the Political Crisis in Russia, 1991-1993; 3: The Constituency Nexus in the Russian and Other Post-Soviet Parliaments; 4: The Structure of the Russian Legislature and Its Impact on Party Development; 5: Ménage à Trois: The End of Soviet Parliamentarism; II: Legislative Development at the Local Level; 6: Conflict and Consensus in Russian Regional Government: The Importance of Context; 7: The Development of Local Legislatures in Russia: The Case of Yaroslavl; 8: Local Policy Making: Lessons from Urban Planning in Yaroslavl; III: The Lessons of Legislative Development in Russia; 9: Studying Legislatures: Lessons for Comparing the Russian Experience; 10: Studying the Russian Experience: Lessons for Legislative Studies (and for Russia)