Table of Contents

An oasis of liberty; searching for the New World; the first campaign; the day of discussion; the swamp; an unofficial funeral; miniature, everyday coups; another country . . . another man; the final coup; the rebel; Raskol; a higher value; Russia returns to its roots; confrontation still lives in our souls.

Reviews

"A gripping blow-by-blow account of the power struggle in the last days of the Soviet Union and the newly emerged 'democratic' Russia. A Democracy of Despots provides a fascinating view of one of the major political events of our epoch." Mihailo Crnobrnja, McGill University, former ambassador of Yugoslavia to the European Community.