Includes bibliographical references and index.

Crisis management and mass media in Russia: following the historical perspectives -- Institutional framework and governance model of the Russia crisis policy: disaster focus -- Managing alleviation of the 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake disaster -- Managing the ecological disaster in the town of Karabash -- Communicating tragedy and values through mass media during crises: the lessons of submarine accidents in Russia -- Social security policy for the Chernobyl clean-up and rescue workers: crisis chronology and lessons -- Institutional issues and the management of the creeping crisis in the Kabardina and Balkaria Republic of Russia -- Political and institutional factors of Russian banking crisis 2004 -- Vulnerability and crisis development: lessons from Russia and other emerging economies -- Conclusion: crisis management policy in transitional societies: beyond the Russia experience.

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