POLIS Contents ¹ 2 - 1994



PRESENTING THIS ISSUE
Editorial Introduction. Presenting This Issuep.4

PROBLEMS AND JUDGMENTS
Pastukhov V.B. From Statehood to the State: Europe and Russia p.6
Vishnevsky A.G. United and Indivisible p.26

RUSSIA TODAY
Kapustin B.G., Klyamkin I.M. Liberal Values in Russians' Consciousness (Ended from the Previous Issue) p.39

FROM A POLITICAL SCIENTIST'S VIEWPOINT
Peregudov S.P. Organized Interests and the State p.76
Zubok V.M. The Sources of Illegitimation of the Soviet Regime p.88
A Round Table, Krasin Yu.A., Kholodkovsky K.G., Kinsbursky A.V., Galkin A.A., Efirov S.A., Shalenko V.N., Gutnik V.P., Kapustin B.G., Drobizheva L.M., Gryaznova O.I., Topalov M.I., Stepanov Ye.I., Ban’kovskaya S.P., Sulimova T.S. Social Conflicts in Russian Changing Society (Determination, Course, Solution) p.98
Ilyin M.V. Words and Meanings: Despoty, Empire, Power p.117

VERSION
Zolyan S.T. Description of a Regional Conflict as a Methodological Problem p.131

SOCIAL THEORY IN THE HISTORICAL DIMENSION
Davydov Yu.N. The Taming of Leviathan, or Social Potentialities of Common Agreement p.143

DIMENSIONS OF CULTURE
Gudimenko D.V. Political Cultureof Russia: Continuity of Epochs p.156

DOSSIER
Ellis A. Political Parties and the Rebirth of History p.165

CHAIR
Shpakova R.P. Legitimacy and Democracy (Max Weber's Lessons) p.169

RETROACTIVE COMMUNICATION
Umov V.I. Afterword to a Forecast: the Kondratiev Cycles and Russia p.175

NOTES
Turchenkov D.I., Nemirovsky D.E. Inter-Ethic Relations in Northern Bukovinap.182

LIFE IN SCIENCE
Presentation. Russia's Alternatives p.186
Ryabov A.V. Legality and Legitimacy of Power p.187