Russia's international relations in the twentieth century
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Russia's international relations in the twentieth century
Routledge, 2013
- : hbk
- : pbk
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  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Russia has long been a major player in the international relations arena, but only by examining the whole century can Russian foreign policy be properly understood, and the key questions as to the impact of war, of revolution, of collapse, the emergence of the Cold War and Russia's post-Soviet development be addressed.
Surveying the whole of the twentieth century in an accessible and clear manner Russia's International Relations in the Twentieth Century provides an overview and narrative, with analysis, that will serve as an introduction and resource for students of Russian foreign policy in the period, and those who seek to understand the development of modern Russia in an international context.
The volume includes:
an analysis of the major themes which surrounded Russia's position in world affairs as one of the European Great Powers before the First World War
the impact of Revolution and the emergence of Soviet foreign policy with its dual aims of normalization and world revolution
the changes wrought to the international order by the rise of Nazi Germany and by the Second World War
the origins and development of the Cold War
the end of the Cold War and the Soviet collapse
how Russia has rebuilt itself as an international power in the post-Soviet era.
An essential resource for students of Russian history and International policy.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Russian Foreign Policy under the last Tsar 3. The Russian Revolution and International Dimensions 4. Peaceful Coexistence: The Development of Soviet Foreign Policy in the 1920s 5. Stalin's Foreign Policy 6. The Soviet Union and the Second World War 7. The Emergence of the Cold War: Soviet Approaches 8. Cold War Conflict: Korea, Vietnam, Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe 9. Ending the Cold War 10. After the Fall: Russian Foreign Policy in a Multi-Polar World 11. Conclusion
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