Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. List of Abbreviations xi
5. Note on Transliteration and Currency xiii
6. 1. The Political Consequences of Russian Deindustrialization 1
7. 2. Russia’s Peculiar Labor Market and the Fear of Social Explosion 24
8. 3. Russia’s Labor Productivity Trap 47
9. 4. Monotowns and Russia’s Post-Soviet Urban Geography 70
10. 5. Labor Protest in Russia’s Hybrid Regime 100
11. 6. Downsizing in “Russia’s Detroit” 127
12. 7. The Specter of a Color Revolution 155
13. 8. Russia’s Truckers and the Road to Radicalization 172
14. 9. How Different Is Russia? The Comparative Context 187
15. Conclusion: Overcoming Russia’s Labor Dilemma 202
16. Notes 213
17. Bibliography 249
18. Index 281