How Long to Read How Russia Really Works

How Long Does it Take to Read How Russia Really Works?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read How Russia Really Works by Alena V. Ledeneva

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

During the Soviet era, blat—the use of personal networks for obtaining goods and services in short supply and for circumventing formal procedures—was necessary to compensate for the inefficiencies of socialism. The collapse of the Soviet Union produced a new generation of informal practices. In How Russia Really Works, Alena V. Ledeneva explores practices in politics, business, media, and the legal sphere in Russia in the 1990s—from the hiring of firms to create negative publicity about one's competitors, to inventing novel schemes of tax evasion and engaging in "alternative" techniques of contract and law enforcement. She discovers ingenuity, wit, and vigor in these activities and argues that they simultaneously support and subvert formal institutions. They enable corporations, the media, politicians, and businessmen to operate in the post-Soviet labyrinth of legal and practical constraints but consistently undermine the spirit, if not the letter, of the law. The "know-how" Ledeneva describes in this book continues to operate today and is crucial to understanding contemporary Russia. On December 6, 2009, Alena Ledeneva discussed her book on the BBC Radio program Forum. Here's the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00551mg#synopsis.

How long is How Russia Really Works?

How Russia Really Works by Alena V. Ledeneva is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read How Russia Really Works Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read How Russia Really Works aloud.

What Reading Level is How Russia Really Works?

How Russia Really Works is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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