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difference between modernising and westernising |
difference between modernising and westernising
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russian history is punctuated by
wave after wave of
attempted modernization
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these attempts are
usually prompted by serious military debacles, such as the
crimean war, the war
against japan and the great war
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in times of urgency it
is particularly tempting to resort to methods that are tried and tested
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this is the reason why
the muscovite model has become
path dependent
and survived for so long
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short-term collapses of the traditional matrix |
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the collapse of
muscovy in 1606
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the collapse of the
russian empire in 1917
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the collapse of the
soviet order in 1991
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what causes the 慣imes of troubles? |
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the institutional
matrix is not strong enough to cope with drastic events at the centre of
power
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in western societies
the rule of law will ensure that both the economic and the political
dimensions of society will be able to weather the crisis
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in the russian case,
crisis at the centre causes instant paralysis of the system as a whole
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on all three occasions
(1606, 1917, and 1991), a breakdown of central power was followed by
territorial fragmentation and by widespread looting of assets belonging to
the state
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the 憈imes of
troubles?were followed by a resurrection of the old service order, albeit
in new garb:
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the russian empire
emerged out of muscovy
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the soviet order
emerged out of the empire
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does the putinite
order represent the old service order that is emerging out of the
yel抰sinite time of troubles?
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what is needed for modernisation to become westernisation? |
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the introduction of
accountable government
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the rule of law
guaranteeing the sanctity of private property
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the dismantling of the
traditional mobilisation regime
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