Derek Hutcheson is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Politics, University of Glasgow. His areas of research include party politics and regional politics in post-Soviet Russia, and questions about the 'quality of democracy' in post-communist Europe.

'A work of great empirical depth and thoroughness ... this pioneering book should be read by anybody working on Russian regional politics, Russian political parties and Russian democratization more generally.' - Political Studies ReviewReview in International Review of Social History

• 1. Political Parties in the Russian Regions: An Introduction 2. Political Parties in Russia: The Federal Level 3. Politics and Parties in the Regions 4. Party Organizations: Federal, Regional, Local 5. The Membership 6. Parties and Elections in the Middle Volga 7. Russian Party Development in Perspective