Undertakes an analysis of the development of civil society in post-Soviet Russia. This book analyzes the Russian context and considers the roles of the media, business, organized crime, the church, the village, and the Putin administration in shaping the terrain of public life. List of Tables and Figure vii 1. Introduction Laura A. Henry and Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom 3(8) Part I. The History of Civil Society in Russia 2. Civil Society in Late Imperial Russia Mary Schaeffer Conroy 11(17) 3. Civil Society in the Soviet Union? Alfred B. Evans, Jr. 28(29) Part II. The Context of Civil Society Development 4. Media, Civil Society, and the Failure of the Fourth Estate in Russia Sarah Oates 57(16) 5. Business and Civil Society in Russia Peter Rutland 73(22) 6. Organized Crime Groups: "Uncivil Society" Louise Shelley 95(15) 7. The Church and Civil Society in Russia Edwin Bacon 110(16) 8. Civil Society in Rural Russia Stephen K. Wegren 126(21) 9. Vladimir Putin's Design for Civil Society Alfred B. Evans, Jr. 147(14) Part III. Civil Society in Contemporary Russia: Case Studies 10. Women's Organizations: Institutionalized Interest Groups or Vulnerable Dissidents? Valerie Sperling 161(17) 11. Soldiers' Rights Groups in Russia: Civil Society Through Russian and Western Eyes Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom 178(19) 12. Russian Trade Unions: Where Are They in the Former Workers' State? Sue Davis 197(14) 13. Russian Environmentalists and Civil Society Laura A. Henry 211(18) 14. Disability Organizations in the Regions Kate Thomson 229(17) 15. Formal and Informal Strategies of Migrant Populations: Migrant Activity in Post-Soviet Russia Moya Flynn 246(20) 16. Public-Private Permutations: Domestic Violence Crisis Centers in Barnaul Janet Elise Johnson 266(18) 17. Is Civil Society Stronger in Small Towns? Anne White 284(21) Part IV. Concluding Thoughts 18. Russian Civil Society: Tensions and Trajectories Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom and Laura A. Henry 305 Appendix: Defining Civil Society Laura A. Henry and Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom 323(4) About the Editors and Contributors 327(4) Index 331