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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462251003321

Autore

Grigas Agnia <1979-, >

Titolo

The politics of energy and memory between the Baltic States and Russia / / Agnia Grigas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-02050-2

1-315-55439-9

1-317-02049-9

1-283-80510-3

1-4094-4654-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Collana

Post-soviet politics

Disciplina

327.479047

Soggetti

Petroleum industry and trade - Baltic States - Political aspects

Energy policy - Baltic states

Electronic books.

Baltic States Foreign relations Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations Baltic States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2013 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Domestic Politicking and Foreign Policy; 3 The Baltic Oil Sector: Legacy of Dependence; 4 The Case of Pipeline Politics; 5 The Baltic Gas Sector: Legacy of Dependence; 6 The Case of Gazprom Politics; 7 Politics of Memory: The Case of Soviet Victory Celebrations; 8 Politics of Memory: The Case of Soviet Occupation Damages; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Baltic states share similar histories and resources, and face the same geopolitical challenges. All are dependent on Russia for energy yet, as this fascinating study reveals, they have pursued very different foreign policies towards their powerful neighbour. In "The Politics of Energy and Memory between the Baltic States and Russia" Agnia Grigas provides an unprecedented analysis of contemporary Baltic-Russian relations and identifies the causal factors that drive the foreign policies



of the Baltic states in such divergent routes. Supported by case studies on the oil and gas sectors as wel