Federalism and Democratization in Post-Communist Russia Book

This was the best political science/history book that I've read in a long time. This book ranges from the rise of Gorbachev and the fall of the Soviet Union to the rise and reign of Putin. Daniel Treisman's mastery of the subject is absolute, and he employs it to bust several prominent narratives about contemporary Russia: 1) that the USSR's collapse in the 1980s was inevitable (I already disagreed with this narrative); 2) that Gorbachev was the responsible leader, and Yeltsin a populist drunk (I fully believed this); 3) that Russia's growth in the '00s was fuelled mainly by oil prices and that Putin did little to reform the country (I fully believed this too); 4) that the transition from communism to market capitalism was grossly mishandled (it wasn't flawless, but the government was usually choosing between equally bad options); 5) that "the Oligarchs" ran the country for several years until Putin cracked down (their influence seems to have been grossly over-exaggerated). And much more besides. Treisman is a terrific writer as well -- authoritative and engaging. I wish more books were this well research and this well written.