Cockroaches, 'X-Men' and the "Black Day" : food security and the Russian Federation /
Main, S. J.
Defence Academy of the United Kingdom.Research & Assessment Branch.
[Shrivenham, England] : Defence Academy of the United Kingdom,
2009.
Anyone with any knowledge of Russia's turbulent history of the last century, will be aware of the fact that food, or the lack of, was one of the main causes of two violent revolutions, as well as the reason behind much unnecessary death in a number of regions in Russia and Ukraine in the 1920s and 1930s. As shown by the food crisis of 2008, this is like a spectre which can still exert an influence on Russia on a different level from that experienced in Western Europe, never mind the United States. The production of Russia's daily bread is much, much more than simply an economic, or a production, issue: given the country's history, as well as its political and economic development and its own internal security environment, successive regimes in power in the Kremlin have known for centuries that if there's one thing that will stir the masses from their slumber, it is, contrary to the words of the Lord's Prayer, not getting their "daily bread." Many Russian policy makers, both past and present, know full well the truth behind the Russian saying: "the less of bread, the more of politics."
"December 2009".
Includes bibliographical references (p. 25).
Definition -- Food production -- Food imports -- Food reserves -- National project (2006-2008) -- Is food the oil? -- Conclusion.
Anyone with any knowledge of Russia's turbulent history of the last century, will be aware of the fact that food, or the lack of, was one of the main causes of two violent revolutions, as well as the reason behind much unnecessary death in a number of regions in Russia and Ukraine in the 1920s and 1930s. As shown by the food crisis of 2008, this is like a spectre which can still exert an influence on Russia on a different level from that experienced in Western Europe, never mind the United States. The production of Russia's daily bread is much, much more than simply an economic, or a production, issue: given the country's history, as well as its political and economic development and its own internal security environment, successive regimes in power in the Kremlin have known for centuries that if there's one thing that will stir the masses from their slumber, it is, contrary to the words of the Lord's Prayer, not getting their "daily bread." Many Russian policy makers, both past and present, know full well the truth behind the Russian saying: "the less of bread, the more of politics."
Food security
Food supply
Food industry and trade
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