322 Pages
by
Routledge
322 Pages
by
Routledge
322 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2000: highly innovative work which challenges mainstream approaches to the study of Russian policy with its groundbreaking application of Marxism and dependency theories. Using class analysis, it examines, in a meticulously documented study, what is perhaps the most important issue in world politics today: Russia and the West. Unconventional yet powerful, it nevertheless comes up with highly persuasive conclusions. Whether one agrees with its challenging conclusions or not, they cannot be ignored.
Contents: Introduction: theoretical considerations; Capitalism and dependency in Post-Soviet Russia; 1992: the new regime; 1993: the deception begins in full swing; 1994: the Zapadniki retreat; 1995: Russia loses to the West; 1996: Yeltsin victorious; 1997: Russia accedes to NATO expansion; 1998: economic crisis and mounting anti-westernism; 1999-early 2000: Kosovo farce and political scandal; Conclusion; Index.
Biography
Jeffrey Surovell, College of Aeronautics, New York, USA
’...groundbreaking in its detailed left perspective on Russian policy toward the West and it is a rare and welcome example of Marxist approach to international relations...presents a fascinating and powerful challenge to the mainstream approach toward Russian policy and it is an impressive contribution to the literature. This book it should be a required text for students of Russian policy and international relations.’ Boris Kagarlitsky, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
