The return : Russia's journey from Gorbachev to Medvedev
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Published
New York : Free Press, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
1st Free Press ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 523 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York : Free Press, 2011.
Edition
1st Free Press ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-490) and index.
Description
Drawing on two decades of research, Treisman analyzes the paradoxes in Russian politics and society, illuminating why the disintegration of the U.S.S.R. wasn't more violent, the repercussions of the Chechen wars, the "sacred place" vodka holds in the Russian imagination (and its pernicious effect on Russia's demographics), and how, 20 years after the fall of communism, relations between Russia and the U.S. remain so frosty. Yet as Treisman convincingly argues, most of the world's international problems -- nuclear proliferation, Islamic terrorism, global warming -- will be difficult to solve without Russia's help.
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