Russia in the 21st Century
Subtitle: The Prodigal Superpower
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 6, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780521545297
Subjects: European history: postwar, from c 1945 -; 21st century; Industries - General; Economic aspects; Security, International; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Business/Economics; Russia; Military policy; Economics - Comparative; Public Policy - Economic Policy; Business & Economics / Economics / General; Russia (Federation); Economics - General; Military-industrial complex; National security
First sentence: The corpse of the Soviet Union was still warm when Francis Fukuyama heralded the "end of history" in 1992, using a phrase reminiscent of Karl Marx's utopian prediction that history would stop once the world had become fully communist.