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Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Historical and Political Perspectives
Av M. Hakan Yavuz, Michael Gunter
Häftad, 2024
695 kr
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This book presents a comprehensive overview of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the long-running dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Armenian-majority region of Azerbaijan. It outlines the historical development of the dispute, explores the political and social aspects of the conflict, …
Power and Legitimacy - Challenges from Russia
Av Per-Arne Bodin, Stefan Hedlund m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
2525 kr
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This book sheds new light on the continuing debate within political thought as to what constitutes power, and what distinguishes legitimate from illegitimate power. It does so by considering the experience of Russia, a polity where experiences of the legitimacy of power and the collapse of power …
Russian Economy under Putin
Av Torbjörn Becker, Susanne Oxenstierna
Inbunden, 2018
2525 kr
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This book presents a comprehensive view of the state of the Russian economy under President Putin. It considers the extent of Russia’s integration in the world economy, where Russia’s exports of oil and gas are a key factor, discusses Russia’s internal challenges, including changing demographics, …
Extreme Nationalist Threat in Russia
The Growing Influence of Western Rightist Ideas
Häftad, 2012
724 kr
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This book examines the nature of the extreme right in contemporary Russia, arguing in particular that, alongside a continuing tradition which emphasizes Russia's orthodox and traditional past, an increasingly important intellectual current is drawing on Western European neo-fascist ideas and …
Russian Military Reform
A Failed Exercise in Defence Decision Making
Häftad, 2011
754 kr
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This book examines reform of the Russian military since the end of the Cold War. It explores the legacy of the Soviet era, explaining why - at the time of the fall of the Soviet Union - radical reform was long overdue in the wake of changing military technology, new economic and political …
Russia - Art Resistance and the Conservative-Authoritarian Zeitgeist
Av Lena Jonson, Andrei Erofeev
Häftad, 2019
743 kr
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This book explores how artistic strategies of resistance have survived under the conservative-authoritarian regime which has been in place in Russia since 2012. It discusses the conditions under which artists work as the state spells out a new state cultural policy, aesthetics change and the state …
Challenges for Russia's Politicized Economic System
Häftad, 2017
534 kr
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During the early 2000s the market liberalization reforms to the Russian economy, begun in the 1990s, were consolidated. But since the mid 2000s economic policy has moved into a new phase, characterized by more state intervention with less efficiency and more structural problems. Corruption, weak …
Russia Reverts to Muscovy
What if We Simply Drop "Russia" from the Discourse?
Inbunden, 2025
2600 kr
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Russia Reverts to Muscovy explores the implications of removing the notion of “Russia” from political and scholarly discourse.The book posits the following questions: Should the state ruled from Moscow be termed “Russia”? Might not “Muscovy” be more appropriate? It reflects on how academia has …
Russia's Regional Identities
The Power of the Provinces
Av Edith Clowes, Gisela Erbslöh m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
722 kr
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Contemporary Russia is often viewed as a centralised regime based in Moscow, with dependent provinces, made subservient by Putin’s policies limiting regional autonomy. This book, however, demonstrates that beyond this largely political view, by looking at Russia’s regions more in cultural and …
Rebuilding of Greater Russia
Putin's Foreign Policy Towards the CIS Countries
Häftad, 2010
754 kr
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This book describes the strategies used by President Putin from 2000 onwards to recreate 'Greater Russia', that is a Russia that controls most of the territory of the former Soviet Union. It shows the subtlety of the means of control, often through creating economic dependencies in the 'near …
Colour Revolutions in the Former Soviet Republics
Successes and Failures
Av Donnacha Ó Beacháin, Abel Polese
Häftad, 2012
754 kr
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During the first decade of the 21st century, a remarkable phenomenon swept through the former Soviet Union changing the political, social and cultural landscape. Popularly known as the ‘Colour Revolutions’, these non-violent protests overthrew autocratic regimes in three post-soviet republics: the …
Regional Leadership in Post-Soviet Eurasia
The Strategies of Russia, China, and the European Union
Av Irina Busygina, Svetlana Krivokhizh
Häftad, 2024
651 kr
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This book explores power in international relations, in a world characterized by the growing competition of major powers for smaller nations. Focusing on the major powers and smaller countries of Eurasia, it argues that power in international relations is different from coercion and is rather a …
Russia and Latvia
A Case of Sharp Power
Av Andis Kudors
Häftad, 2025
636 kr
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This book explores Russia’s relations with Latvia, arguing that Latvia, with a higher proportion of Russian speakers than other Baltic states, is especially vulnerable to Russia’s “sharp power”. The book highlights how authoritarian and totalitarian regimes are unable to exercise soft power based …
Soviet Myth in Post-Soviet Russia
Av Maria Engström, Aleksei Semenenko
Inbunden, 2026
2525 kr
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This book examines how the Soviet past is culturally negotiated, reimagined, and recreated in new temporal regimes; how the Soviet project is “recycled” and used as a key component in the construction of a new Russian collective identity; and how it has metamorphosed from a historical dimension to …
De Facto States in Eurasia
Av Tomáš Hoch, Vincenc Kopeček
Inbunden, 2019
2315 kr
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This book explores the phenomenon of de facto states in Eurasia: states such as Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic. It examines how they are formed, what sustains them, and how their differing development trajectories have unfolded. It argues that most of these de …
Czech Democracy in the New Millennium
Inbunden, 2020
2137 kr
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This book assesses the quality of Czech democracy relative to both its postcommunist peers and older EU members. Motivated by the authoritarian tendencies and illiberal outcomes in the postcommunist region, it explores the extent to which the Czech Republic is genuinely an outlier within the region …
Soviet Films of the 1970s and Early 1980s
Conformity and Non-Conformity Amidst Stagnation Decay
Inbunden, 2021
2517 kr
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This book explores a new character archetype that permeated Soviet film during what became known as the era of Stagnation, a stark period of loneliness, disappointment, and individual despair. This new type of character was neither negative nor positive, but nevertheless systematically undermined …
Understanding Energy Security in Central and Eastern Europe
Russia, Transition and National Interest
Av Wojciech Ostrowski, Eamonn Butler
Häftad, 2021
693 kr
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The purpose of this book is to move beyond the approach which views energy as a purely geopolitical tool of the Russian state and assumes a 'one size fits all' approach to energy security in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It argues that in order to fully understand Russian involvement in the …
Russia's Far North
The Contested Energy Frontier
Av Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen, Shinichiro Tabata m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
693 kr
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The Russian Far North is immensely rich in resources, both energy and other resources, and is also one of the least developed regions of Russia. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the region. It examines resource issues and the related environmental problems, considers the Arctic and …
City in Russian Culture
Av Pavel Lyssakov, Stephen Norris
Häftad, 2021
693 kr
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Cities are constructed and organized by people, and in turn become an important factor in the organization of human life. They are sites of both social encounter and social division and provide for their inhabitants “a sense of place”. This book explores the nature of Russian cities, outlining the …
Russia's Food Revolution
The Transformation of the Food System
Inbunden, 2020
2517 kr
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This book analyzes the food revolution that has occurred in Russia since the late 1980s, documenting the transformation in systems of production, supply, distribution, and consumption. It examines the dominant actors in the food system; explores how the state regulates food; considers changes in …
Queering Russian Media and Culture
Inbunden, 2022
2517 kr
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This book explores how queerness and representations of queerness in media and culture are responding to the shifting socio-political, cultural and legal conditions in post-Soviet Russia, especially in the light of the so-called ‘antigay’ law of 2013. Based on extensive original research, the book …
Civil Society, Social Change, and a New Popular Education in Russia
Av W. John Morgan, Irina N. Trofimova m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
713 kr
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Civil Society, Social Change and a New Popular Education in Russia is a detailed account of contemporary issues that draws upon recent survey research conducted by the Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as from secondary published work in both Russian and English. The book …
Russia's Food Revolution
The Transformation of the Food System
Häftad, 2022
693 kr
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This book analyzes the food revolution that has occurred in Russia since the late 1980s, documenting the transformation in systems of production, supply, distribution, and consumption. It examines the dominant actors in the food system; explores how the state regulates food; considers changes in …
Putin's Third Term as Russia's President, 2012-18
Av Larry Black
Häftad, 2020
693 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of Putin’s third term as Russia’s president. It covers political, international relations, economic and social issues, and provides a balanced assessment of Putin’s successes and failures. These include the conflict in Ukraine, the …
Russian Economic Grip on Central and Eastern Europe
Häftad, 2020
693 kr
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This book is about the use of economic and state capture levers for achieving political clout. It details how Moscow has been able to exploit governance deficits and influence decision-making in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe through a range of economic means. The comparative country …
New Conservatives in Russia and East Central Europe
Av Katharina Bluhm, Mihai Varga
Häftad, 2020
693 kr
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This book explores the emergence, and in Poland, Hungary, and Russia the coming to power, of politicians and political parties rejecting the consensus around market reforms, democratization, and rule of law that has characterized moves toward an "open society" from the 1990s. It discusses how over …
Russian Economy under Putin
Av Torbjörn Becker, Susanne Oxenstierna
Häftad, 2020
722 kr
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This book presents a comprehensive view of the state of the Russian economy under President Putin. It considers the extent of Russia’s integration in the world economy, where Russia’s exports of oil and gas are a key factor, discusses Russia’s internal challenges, including changing demographics, …
Sense of Mission in Russian Foreign Policy
Destined for Greatness!
Inbunden, 2021
2750 kr
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This book explores how far messianism, the conviction that Russia has a special historical destiny, is present in, and affects, Russian foreign policy. Based on extensive original research, including analysis of public statements, policy documents and opinion polls, the book argues that a sense of …
Soviet and Post-Soviet Sexualities
Häftad, 2020
722 kr
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Despite Soviet Russia having been one of the first major powers to decriminalise homosexual acts between men, attitudes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in contemporary Russia and the other post-Soviet states have become increasingly hostile, with the introduction of …
