How Russia Really Works : The Informal Practices That Shaped Post-Soviet Politics and Bussiness

List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1(9) Why Are Informal Practices Still Prevalent in Russia? 10(18) Chernyi Piar: Manipulative Campaigning and the Workings of Russian Democracy 28(30) Kompromat: The Use of Compromising Information in Informal Politics 58(33) Krugovaia Poruka: Sustaining the Ties of Joint Responsibility 91(24) Tenevoi Barter: Shadow Barter, Barter Chains, and Nonmonetary Markets 115(27) Dvoinaia Bukhgalteriia: Double Accountancy and Financial Scheming 142(22) Post-Soviet Tolkachi: Alternative Enforcement and the Use of Law 164(25) Conclusion 189(24) Appendixes Appendix 1. Pravda versus Istina 197(2) Appendix 2. Profile of the Leading National Media Outlets in the 1990s 199(3) Appendix 3. ``Bound by One Chain'' by Nautilus Pompilus 202(2) Appendix 4. List of Legal Documents Related to Barter Transactions in the Russian Federation, 1990--1997 204(2) Appendix 5. List of Respondents 206(2) Appendix 6. List of Questions 208(5) Notes 213(24) Glossary 237(4) Bibliography 241(22) Index 263