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No illusions: the voices of Russia's future leaders
Slavonic and East European Review. 2017. Vol. 95. No. 2. P. 390–392.
Ben Noble
Review of Ellen Mickiewicz's book, 'No illusions: the voices of Russia's future leaders'.
Priority areas:
state and public administration
Language:
English
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