Daniel Treisman is a professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a leading specialist on post-communist Russia’s politics and economics. A recipient of fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and the Hoover Institution, he is the author of two previous acclaimed books on Russia. He lives with his family in Malibu, California.
"A crisp, unromantic overview of the rocky Russian journey to join
the world markets....A tight, modern, and relevant study of the
'Russia that has returned.'"--Kirkus Reviews
“The comprehensiveness and clarity of The Return make it a valuable
resource for anyone trying to make sense of the puzzle that is
Russia.”--Dallas Morning News
"Treisman explores the path of postcommunist Russia in this
engrossing study."--Publishers Weekly
“This excellent book provides both an elegant and comprehensive
account of Russia’s turbulent history over the last quarter century
and penetrating and sometimes surprising analyses of the main
political and economic issues that that history raises.”
--Michael Mandelbaum, author, The Frugal Superpower: America’s
Global Leadership in a Cash-Strapped Era
“Daniel Treisman treats us to an elegant and learned history that
demystifies Russia’s transformation from a communist state to a
normal country. This is the best and most readable account of
Russia’s rebirth.”
--Anders Åslund, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for
International Economics
“Daniel Treisman has written a book about Russia today that is
calm, sane, judicious, very well informed, and written in the kind
of prose that makes you want to read on. It is a welcome and
necessary antidote to much fashionable Western writing that
portrays Russia as a kleptocracy ruled by a secret policeman intent
on victory in a new Cold War…. Russia has certainly returned.
Whether we like it or not we are likely, if we want to achieve our
own objectives, to find ourselves having to treat the Russians with
the respect they believe they deserve, and can increasingly
command.”
--Rodric Braithwaite, former UK ambassador to the Soviet Union and
Russia, author of Across the Moscow River: The World Turned Upside
Down and Moscow 1941: A City and Its People at War
“Possessing both deft storytelling abilities and deep scholarly
knowledge, Treisman provides a truly masterful exposition of the
tumultuous past two decades in Russian history, politics, and
society. Anyone interested in Russia and its leaders should read
this book.”
--James Goldgeier, George Washington University
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