Download or read book Politics and Legitimacy in Post-Soviet Eurasia written by Martin Brusis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political legitimacy has become a scarce resource in Russia and other post-Soviet states. Their capacity to deliver prosperity has suffered from economic crisis, war in Ukraine and confrontation with the West. Will nationalism and repression enable political regimes to survive? This book studies the politics of legitimation in Post-Soviet Eurasia.