Peter Reddaway
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University
Peter Reddaway has been a lecturer in Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science , and Director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies in Washington, D.C. He has published numerous scholarly articles on politics and government, the human rights movement, church and state, history, and ideology in the former USSR. His books include Uncensored Russia; Authority, Power and Policy in the USSR. The following statement is from hearings entitled "Overview of Russian Foreign Domestic Policy," held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 20, 1998.Interpreting developments in Russia is difficult. Some analysts accuse others of…