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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819255203321

Autore

Leichtova Magda

Titolo

Misunderstanding Russia : Russian foreign policy and the West / / Magda Leichtova

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-315-59563-X

1-317-09543-X

1-4724-1790-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 p.)

Disciplina

327.470182/1

Soggetti

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations Western countries

Western countries Foreign relations Russia (Federation)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Russian Foreign Policy as a Complex Phenomenon; 2 Ideological Foundations of Russian Foreign Policy; 3 Analysis of Key Foreign Policy Documents of the Russian Federation; 4 The West as Most Significant "Other" in Russian Foreign Policy; 5 With the West, Against the West, With China for a Great Russia; 6 Conclusion: Russia Under Construction; List of References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Well argued and balanced, Leichtova provides an alternative and more constructive understanding of what drives Russian foreign policy. The book is based on the concepts of constructivism and orientalism in international relations to analyse the policies of the Russian Federation, whilst highlighting that Russian foreign policy is complex phenomenon constructed from internal as well as external developments, perceptions and expectations.