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Russia : what everyone needs to know / Timothy J. Colton.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: eng Series: What everyone needs to knowPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016Description: xii, 267 pages : maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199917792 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0199917795 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: RussiaDDC classification:
  • 947.08
LOC classification:
  • 338 DK 510.763 C725r 2016
Contents:
Why the Russian phoenix matters Foundations Communism A new Russia Transition within the transition A better edition of itself?
Summary: The book provides fundamental information about the origins, evolution, and current affairs of the Russian state and society. The story begins with Russia's geographic endowment, proceeds through its experiences as a kingdom and empire, and continues through the USSR's three-quarters of a century, and finally the shocking breakup of that regime a generation ago. Chapters on the failed attempt to reform Communism under Mikhail Gorbachev, the halting steps toward democratization under Boris Yeltsin, and the entrenchment of central controls under Vladimir Putin bring the reader into the contemporary scene and to headline-grabbing events such as Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine and its military intervention in Syria. Drawing on trends within Russia and on ratings and rankings compiled by international organizations, Colton discusses the challenges facing the country--ranging from economic recession to demographic stress, political stagnation, and overextension in foreign policy--and to the realistic options for coping with them."--Provided by publisher
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 338 DK 510.763 C725r 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000183148

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why the Russian phoenix matters
Foundations
Communism
A new Russia
Transition within the transition
A better edition of itself?

The book provides fundamental information about the origins, evolution, and current affairs of the Russian state and society. The story begins with Russia's geographic endowment, proceeds through its experiences as a kingdom and empire, and continues through the USSR's three-quarters of a century, and finally the shocking breakup of that regime a generation ago. Chapters on the failed attempt to reform Communism under Mikhail Gorbachev, the halting steps toward democratization under Boris Yeltsin, and the entrenchment of central controls under Vladimir Putin bring the reader into the contemporary scene and to headline-grabbing events such as Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine and its military intervention in Syria. Drawing on trends within Russia and on ratings and rankings compiled by international organizations, Colton discusses the challenges facing the country--ranging from economic recession to demographic stress, political stagnation, and overextension in foreign policy--and to the realistic options for coping with them."--Provided by publisher

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