02726nam 2200613 450 991078655070332120230120042410.01-315-59563-X1-317-09543-X1-4724-1790-9(CKB)3710000000117541(EBL)1698618(SSID)ssj0001224929(PQKBManifestationID)12414671(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001224929(PQKBWorkID)11264098(PQKB)11062759(Au-PeEL)EBL1698618(CaPaEBR)ebr10875280(CaONFJC)MIL941603(OCoLC)889518898(Au-PeEL)EBL5293907(CaONFJC)MIL623628(OCoLC)1027160271(MiAaPQ)EBC1698618(MiAaPQ)EBC5293907(EXLCZ)99371000000011754120140602h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMisunderstanding Russia Russian foreign policy and the West /Magda LeichtovaSurrey, England ;Burlington, Vermont :Ashgate,2014.©20141 online resource (179 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4724-1789-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexWell 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.Russia (Federation)Foreign relationsRussia (Federation)Foreign relationsWestern countriesWestern countriesForeign relationsRussia (Federation)327.470182/1Leichtova Magda1492238MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786550703321Misunderstanding Russia3714606UNINA