The Rebuilding of Greater Russia
Subtitle: Putin's foreign policy towards the CIS countries (Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: December 17, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780415436007
Subjects: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy; International Relations - Diplomacy; 1952-; Foreign relations; Former Soviet republics; Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich,; Russia (Federation)
Description: Describes strategies used by President Putin from 2000 onwards to recreate "Greater Russia". It shows the subtlety of the means of control, through creating economic, energy, political and military dependencies. Provides comprehensive coverage of Russia's relations to the former Soviet territories of the CIS countries, including Ukraine and Putin's role in the events surrounding the "Orange Revolution", Belarus and the attempts to form a union, the Caucasus and Russia's role in the various conflicts, Moldova, including the Transdniester conflict, and Central Asia.