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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Transl. from English by A.A. Ozhiganova
Moscow: Evropa, 2014 128 p Serie: Tetradki Gefter.ru Hardcover. 21 x 13 cm ISBN: 9785973802179 Language: Russian
A recent Gallup poll listed the most- and least-trusted professions in America. At the bottom of the list: car salesmen and members of Congress. It`s not hard to understand why our politicians rate so poorly — scandals, myopia, obstinance, party loyalty over common good, fiscal cliffs. All have left voters exasperated and confused. But while confidence in our elected leaders has never been lower, we cling to the belief that democracies represent they epitome of societal and political organization. Why? In this provocative book political commentator Ivan Krastev explores this incongruity between our head and our heart.
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