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Book Review DOI: 10.1163/157303506X129396 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2006 Review of Central and East European Law 31 (2006) 251-254 Book Review Andrew Wilson Virtual Politics. Faking Democracy in the Post-Soviet World Yale University Press: New Haven/London 2005, xviii + 336 pp. $40.00/£20.00 ISBN 0-300-09545-7 Wilson’s Virtual Politics is an important book and a disillusioning book. It makes depressing reading even for those who never had great expec- tations or high hopes concerning Russia’s and the Ukraine’s chances of becoming flowering or consolidated democracies in due time. Andrew Wilson’s reference in the subtitle of his book is to the post-Soviet world but, in fact, he focuses on Russia and Ukraine, taking other successor states into consideration in a less systemic and—at times—a less detailed way. Wilson makes clear that Ukrainian politics in many respects does resemble Russian politics, not merely because of these countries sharing common (Soviet) roots, but also because of Russia providing Ukraine with an example, and because of Russia’s actual meddling with Ukrainian politics. I am less sure about some other successor states to the Soviet Union taking their queue from present-day Russia’s political styles and methods and I am less convinced even of the similarities of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Review of Central and East European Law Brill

Book Review

Wilson, Andrew
Review of Central and East European Law , Volume 31 (2): 251 – Jan 1, 2006
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© 2006 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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10.1163/157303506X129396
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DOI: 10.1163/157303506X129396 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2006 Review of Central and East European Law 31 (2006) 251-254 Book Review Andrew Wilson Virtual Politics. Faking Democracy in the Post-Soviet World Yale University Press: New Haven/London 2005, xviii + 336 pp. $40.00/£20.00 ISBN 0-300-09545-7 Wilson’s Virtual Politics is an important book and a disillusioning book. It makes depressing reading even for those who never had great expec- tations or high hopes concerning Russia’s and the Ukraine’s chances of becoming flowering or consolidated democracies in due time. Andrew Wilson’s reference in the subtitle of his book is to the post-Soviet world but, in fact, he focuses on Russia and Ukraine, taking other successor states into consideration in a less systemic and—at times—a less detailed way. Wilson makes clear that Ukrainian politics in many respects does resemble Russian politics, not merely because of these countries sharing common (Soviet) roots, but also because of Russia providing Ukraine with an example, and because of Russia’s actual meddling with Ukrainian politics. I am less sure about some other successor states to the Soviet Union taking their queue from present-day Russia’s political styles and methods and I am less convinced even of the similarities of

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