Lonely power [[electronic resource] ] : why Russia has failed to become the West and the West is weary of Russia / / Lilia Shevtsova ; translated by Antonina W. Bouis
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Shevt͡sova Lilii͡a <1951->
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Lonely power [[electronic resource] ] : why Russia has failed to become the West and the West is weary of Russia / / Lilia Shevtsova ; translated by Antonina W. Bouis
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 327.47 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Russia (Federation) Foreign relations |
| Russia (Federation) Politics and government 1991- | |
| Russia (Federation) Relations Western countries | |
| Western countries Relations Russia (Federation) | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
BouisAntonina W
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""Front cover""; ""Contents""; ""Letter to the Reader""; ""Ch. 1 Introduction""; ""Ch. 2 Collapse of the USSR: The West Caught Unawares""; ""Ch. 3 The West Regards Yeltsin Warily""; ""Ch. 4 Help or Wait?""; ""Ch. 5 Clinton Turns the West Around""; ""Ch. 6 Help Our Friend Boris at Any Cost""; ""Ch. 7 Europe Also Helps""; ""Ch. 8 Washington's Dictate or Moscow's""; ""Ch. 9 Moments of Truth for Russia""; ""Ch. 10 Western Disillusionment in Russia and Republican Attacks on Democrats in the United States""; ""Ch. 11 The Donors Could Not Resist Temptation"" |
| ""Ch. 12 The Results of the 1990's: Who Is to Blame?"" ""Ch. 13 The Arrival of Putin and His Western Project""; ""Ch. 14 Hopes that Once Again Did Not Come to Pass""; ""Ch. 15 With the West and Against the West""; ""Ch. 16 Altruism and Pragmatism""; ""Ch. 17 Where Western Money Goes""; ""Ch. 18 The Medvedev-Putin Tandem Being Tested by Foreign Policy""; ""Ch. 19 The War in the Caucasus and What It Says About Russia""; ""Ch. 20 The Kremlin Starts Rebuilding Bridges With the West""; ""Ch. 21 How to Force the West to Work for Russia"" | |
| ""Ch. 22 The Valdai Club, or the Kremlin and Western Commentators"" ""Ch. 23 And Now for the Major Victories""; ""Ch. 24 How Russia Was Humiliated""; ""Ch. 25 Is There Reason to Take Offense?""; ""Ch. 26 On the ""Center of Power,"" ""De-Sovereignization,"" and Other Things""; ""Ch. 27 America the Model, America the Excuse""; ""Ch. 28 Who Derailed Modernization?""; ""Ch. 29 How to Combine the Incompatible, and Who Are ""We""?""; ""Ch. 30 The Trial of NATO and Kosovo""; ""Ch. 31 Does NATO Threaten Russia?""; ""Ch. 32 What Other Nastiness Does the West Have in Store for Russia?"" | |
| ""Ch. 33 Why Moscow Needed the Balkans"" ""Ch. 34 Ukraine As Milestone""; ""Ch. 35 Where Is the Way Out?""; ""Ch. 36 Let's Make a Deal!""; ""Ch. 37 Let's Count Warheads""; ""Ch. 38 What Separates Russia and the West?""; ""Ch. 39 What it Would Be Better Not to Do""; ""Ch. 40 Western ""Protectors""""; ""Ch. 41 How Serious Westerners Perceive Russia""; ""Ch. 42 On Interests and Values, and the Extent to Which the ""Realists"" Make a Convincing Case""; ""Ch. 43 How ""Old"" Europe Abandoned Its Mission""; ""Ch. 44 Why Russian Human Rights Advocates Are Dissatisfied"" | |
| ""Ch. 45 A Reconsideration Has Begun"" ""Ch. 46 How ""New"" Europe is Trying to Revive the European Mission""; ""Ch. 47 European Society Is Starting to Say What It Thinks""; ""Ch. 48 Kissinger Vs. Brzezinski""; ""Ch. 49 How Useful Is the League of Democracies and How Probably Is the Global Authoritarian Revanche?""; ""Ch. 50 The Obama Factor and the Idea of a ""Reset Button""""; ""Ch. 51 What Do We Mean by the ""Right Direction"" for U.S. Policy Toward Russia?""; ""Ch. 52 How We Were Taught A Lesson""; ""Ch. 53 Obama in Moscow and the Aftermath"" | |
| ""Ch. 54 The Russian Understanding of ""Reset"""" | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Adapted from the Russian edition, this book analyzes the dominant stereotypes and myths that formed during the Putin presidency and that continue to hamper our understanding of Russia's current situation. Author Lilia Shevtsova explains the origins of such political clich's as Russia is not mature enough for democracy;? Capitalism first, and democracy will follow;? The humiliation of Russia by the West is the key cause of their soured relationship;? Arms talks between Russia and the United States will help to reset the relationship. Shevtsova argues that an anti-mythology campaign is needed to... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Lonely power |
| ISBN: | 0-87003-298-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910453182303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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