Russia and the New States of Eurasia: The Politics of Upheaval

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1994
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The old order of stable political alignments within and between the Soviet republics and their nationalities disintegrated with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russia and the fourteen new states on its borders must now deal with a new and unpredictable international environment even as they struggle with political and economic chaos at home. Russia and the New States of Eurasia, first published in 1994, focuses on the central role of Russia in this new world and surveys the possibilities for future alignments both among the new states, and between the new states and their neighbours. It identifies the key issues and relationships which will determine the long-term economic growth and political stability of this vast and vital region, and will prove essential reading for students, scholars and policy-makers concerned with the future of the former Soviet Union.

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The old order of stable political alignments within and between the Soviet republics and their nationalities disintegrated with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russia and the fourteen new states on its borders must now deal with a new and unpredictable international environment even as they struggle with political and economic chaos at home. Russia and the New States of Eurasia, first published in 1994, focuses on the central role of Russia in this new world and surveys the possibilities for future alignments both among the new states, and between the new states and their neighbours. It identifies the key issues and relationships which will determine the long-term economic growth and political stability of this vast and vital region, and will prove essential reading for students, scholars and policy-makers concerned with the future of the former Soviet Union.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 458
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 28 Jan 1994
ISBN 10: 0521458951
ISBN 13: 9780521458955
Book Overview: This book surveys the possibilities for future alignments both among the new states of the former Soviet Union, and between the new states and their neighbours.

Media Reviews

' ... an extremely good attempt to distil all the post-Soviet successor states into a single textbook ... Without any doubt the best of the current books dealing with the whole span of the former Soviet Union, this is a lucid and compact survey which will retain its value for many more years to come.' Jane's Intelligence Review
Dawisha and Parrott have provided a concise, clear, well-written and well-timed volume that will help with the first task mentioned at the outset: getting the basics straight. Orbis
...no mere recounting of how the USSR broke apart but a thoughtful, carefully researched discussion of what arrangements might arise from the present transition phase. Speculation is restrained and moderate, with emphasis on causes rather than results. Library Journal
[T]his thorough and pragmatic study should be a useful resource for anyone grappling with an event the authors say might be 'the most important' of the century. Publishers Weekly
An ambitious book that sets out to review in some detail not only Russia's unfolding policy toward the new states of the former Soviet Union but the underlying economic, cultural, ethnic and political bases for these relationships....To meet the task the authors have had to digest an enormous amount of information, and they distill this into neatly organized, easily accessible chapters. From these the reader will get a broad and rich background into the early phases of Russia's adaptation to what its leaders, alas, still insist on calling the 'near abroad.' Foreign Affairs
...a valuable book on recent history....recommended as a text on this important event of our time....In sum, the book takes an important step toward explanation, and it deserves reading. Max Mote, Canadian Journal of Political Science