Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- §1. Totalitarianism / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §2. The Political Form of Soviet Totalitarianism / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §3. The Economic Structure / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §4. Society / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §5. The Role of Ideology: From Dream to Meal-Ticket / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §6. The International Position of the USSR / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §7. Law in a Totalitarian System / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §8. The Russian Heritage / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §9. The Multinational Soviet State / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §10. The Failure of Soviet Totalitarianism / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §11. Perestroika as a Learning Process / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §12. The Progress of Perestroika / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §13. The Role of Law in Perestroika / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §14.1 Russian Law Before the October Revolution: Introduction / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §14.2 The History of Russian Law Until Peter the Great / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §14.3 From Peter the Great to the October Revolution / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §15. Soviet Law and the Soviet State From 1917 to Brezhnev / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §15.1 The October Revolution of 1917 and the Era of War Communism / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §15.2 The Making of the Federal System / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §15.3 The Stalin Era / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §15.4 From Khrushchev to Brezhnev / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §16.1 The Party-State: Party Statute and Constitution / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §16.2 The Organization of the Communist Party / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §16.3 The Party Leads the State / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §16.4 The Decline of Party Influence Under Perestroika / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §17.1 The Soviet Federal System Until 1990 / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §17.2 The 1990 Reforms and the Crisis of the Federal System / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §17.3 The Emergence of the Commonwealth of Independent States / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §17.4 Russia and the USSR / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §18. The Central State Agencies of the Soviet Union / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §18.1 The Soviet Parliament: Congress of People’s Deputies and Supreme Soviet / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §18.2 The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §18.3 The President of the USSR and His Councils / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §18.4 The Government of the USSR / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §18.5 The Committee of Constitutional Supervision of the USSR / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §19. The Organization of the Russian State / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §19.1 The Russian Parliament: Congress of People’s Deputies and Supreme Soviet / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §19.2 The President of Russia / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §19.3 The Government (Council of Ministers) of Russia / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §19.4 The Constitutional Court of Russia / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §19.5 Provincial and Local Government / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §20. Legislation of the USSR and Russia / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §21. Administration of Justice / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §21.1 The Organization of the Courts / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §21.2 The Prokuratura / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §21.3 The Legal Profession / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §21.4 Civil Procedure and Arbitration / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §21.5 Law Enforcement (including Armed Forces) / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §22.1 Fundamental Rights: Historical Overview / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §22.2 The Socialist Concept of Fundamental Rights / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §22.3 Equality / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §22.4 Citizenship / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §22.5 Social Rights / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §22.6 Political Rights / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §22.7 Personal Rights / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §22.8 The Declarations of the Rights and Freedoms of Man / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §23.1 Ownership / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §23.2 Privatization / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §24.1 Soviet Land Law / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §24.2 Russian Land Law / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §25. From Economic Planning to Commercial Law / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §26. Enterprises / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §27. Co-operatives / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §28. The Lease System / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §29. Foreign Economic Relations / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §29.1 Legal Form of Involvement in Foreign Economic Activities / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §29.2 The Conduct of Foreign Economic Activities / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §29.3 Taxation of Foreign Economic Activities / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §30. Contracts and Torts (Obligations) / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §31. Industrial and Intellectual Ownership / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §32. Labour Law / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §33.1 Taxation in the USSR / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §33.2 Taxation in the Russian Federation / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §34. Public Finance / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §35. The Environment / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §36. The Legal Framework of Private Life / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §36.1 Marriage and Family Law / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §36.2 The Law of Inheritance / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §37. Housing / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §38. Health and Social Welfare / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §39. Education / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §40. Associations / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §41.1 Criminal Law / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- §41.2 Criminal Procedure / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- Agreement on the Creation of a Commonwealth of Independent States / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Russian Federation—Russia / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- Federative Treaty / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- USSR Legislation from the Perestroika Era / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- Russian Legislation after 27 October 1989 / F.J.M. Feldbrugge -- Back Matter.

This is the first treatise on Russia's new legal system, as it emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The first part of the book analyses in detail the political and economic origins of perestroika, indispensable for understanding the basic parameters of the evolution of Russian law. In the following chapters all major legal subjects are discussed against the background of their Soviet past and as the result of the radical changes in the political, social and economic make-up of the country. The appendices include the texts of the U.S.S.R. and Russian Constitutions, the Agreement of Minsk, The Russian Federation Treaty, bibliographical sources, and extensive indices of Soviet and Russian legislation. The book has been written for legal practitioners, comparative lawyers, and students of Russian law, but will also be of interest to a wider audience of political scientists, journalists, etc.

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