Chasing Greatness : On Russia's Discursive Interaction with the West over the Past Millennium |
Autore | Reshetnikov Anatoly |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 pages) |
Collana | Configurations: Critical Studies of World Politics Series |
Soggetto topico |
Russia (Federation)
International relations |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Translation and Transliteration Note -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Great Power vs. Velikaya Derzhava -- Chapter 2. Absolute Greatness: Origins and Early Evolution -- Chapter 3. Theatrical Greatness: From Majesty to Glory -- Chapter 4. Troubled Encounter: Back to Absolute? -- Chapter 5. Failed Synthesis: Modernization through Self-Revelation -- Chapter 6. A World Apart: The Rise and Fall of International Socialist Greatness -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Uses, Legacies, and Traps of Greatness in Post-Soviet Russia -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910805670703321 |
Reshetnikov Anatoly | ||
Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2024 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The Great Power Competition Volume 5 : The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Implications for the Central Region / Adib Farhadi, Mark Grzegorzewskia and Anthony J, Masys |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (413 pages) |
Disciplina | 947.7086 |
Soggetto topico |
Ukraine
Russia (Federation) |
ISBN |
9783031404511
3031404513 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Evolving Crises and Economic Power Politics in the Central Asia-South Asia (CASA) Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: An Evolving Global Crisis -- 3 Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Rival Power Alliances in the CASA Region -- 4 The Future of Great Power Competition: CASA and the Race for Critical Resources -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Regional Ambivalence Towards Russia and Ukraine -- 1 Introduction -- 2 UN Votes -- 3 Deepened Commercial Ties -- 3.1 The Gulf States -- 3.2 Turkey -- 3.3 Iraq, Egypt and Other Arab States -- 4 Kremlin Narrative Resonates -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Great Power Competition Following the Ukraine War -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Great Power Competition in Eastern Europe -- 3 Changing Periphery -- 4 China's Game -- 5 Economic Element-Burdening Europe, the Middle East, and Africa -- 6 India's Power: Sideline Observer -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Russia's 2022 Cyber-Enabled Warfare Against Ukraine: Why Russia Failed to Perform to Expectations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Missing "Cyber War" -- 3 What is Russia Competing for in Ukraine? -- 4 Establishing the Strike Zone -- 5 Past Performance May Not Be Indicative of Future Results -- 6 Dysfunctional Front Office -- 7 Playing Away Games are Hard! -- 8 "It's Tough to Make Predictions, Especially About the Future" ~ Yogi Berra -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- Navigating the Middle Ground: The Central Region's Middle Powers' Response to the Russo-Ukrainian War -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Middle Power Theory and Why Middle Powers Matter -- 3 Framing the Uncertainty in the Region -- 4 The Central Region's Middle Powers' Behavior -- 4.1 The Revisionists -- 4.2 The Hedgers -- 5 Conclusion -- References.
Iran's Drone Industry and Its Military Cooperation with Russia in Ukraine -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Iranian Drones: A Brief History -- 3 Iranian Involvement and Regional Drones in Syria, Libya, and Nagorno-Karabakh -- 3.1 Syria -- 3.2 Libya -- 3.3 Nagorno-Karabakh -- 4 Iranian Drones and Other Military Aid to Ethiopia During the Tigray War -- 5 Iranian Drone Transfers and Military Cooperation with Russia in Ukraine -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- The War in Ukraine: The Turning Point of Russia-Iran Relations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background Study on Russo-Persian Relations -- 2.1 Cooperation (1465-the 1640s) -- 2.2 Enmity (1650-1820s) -- 2.3 Asymmetric Partnership (1830-the 1910s) -- 2.4 Brief Friendship (the 1920s) -- 2.5 Hostility (1940-1990s) -- 2.6 Cooperation (1990-2020s) -- 3 Transformation to a Semi-interdependent Partnership -- 3.1 Military Cooperation -- 3.2 Economic Cooperation -- 4 Obstacles Ahead of Russo-Persian Relations -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Putin's Playbook: The Development of Russian Tactics, Operations, and Strategy from Chechnya to Ukraine -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Second Chechen War -- 3 The Munich Security Conference and Estonia -- 4 Georgia: The 5-Day War -- 5 Military Reform and Russia's Special Operations Forces Command -- 6 Euromaidan and the Annexation of Crimea -- 7 Eastern Ukraine and the "Novorossiya Campaign" -- 8 Syria: Russia's Training Ground -- 9 Ukraine 2.0: Russia's 2022 Invasion of Ukraine -- 10 "I Need Ammo, Not a Ride" -- 11 Lies, Law, and Why Words Matter -- 12 "All is According to Plan" -- 13 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Impact Analysis of the War in Ukraine on Non-traditional Security: An Examination of the Emerging Risks to the Sustainable Development Goals -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sustainable Development Goals -- 3 Analysis of Systemic and Transborder Risks. 4 Nontraditional Security Implications -- 5 Energy Security -- 6 Food Security -- 7 Environmental Security -- 8 Health Security -- 9 Fragility -- 10 Influence on SDGs -- 11 SDGs Food, Poverty, Health, Economic Growth, Inequality, Gender Inequality -- 12 Conclusion -- References -- Russia's Backyard: China and Central Asia after the Invasion of Ukraine -- 1 Introduction -- 2 China and Central ASIA-Strategic Proximity -- 3 Five Countries-Five Stories: China and Central Asia -- 3.1 Kazakhstan and China -- 3.2 Kyrgyzstan and China -- 3.3 Tajikistan and China -- 3.4 Uzbekistan and China -- 3.5 Turkmenistan and China -- 4 China's Growing Hegemony in Central Asia-Washington and Beijing -- 5 China's Hegemony in Central Asia: Geopolitical Challenges to the US -- 5.1 Return of US Military Bases to Central Asia: Very Unlikely if not Impossible -- 5.2 China's Military Rise in Central Asia -- 5.3 Return to Multi-levelled Hegemonic Competition (with New Actors) -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Intelligence in Ukraine: Success, Failure, or Signaling Revolutionary Change? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Spring/Fall 2021: Prelude to an Invasion -- 3 Good Work Intelligence!/Another Intelligence Failure! -- 4 Intelligence Definition? Intelligence Practitioner? -- 5 Conclusion: How the Strategic Environment Shapes Intelligence -- Moral Injury in Refugee Communities: The Connection Between Displacement and Disorientation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Identity, Community, and Meaning-Making -- 3 Displacement and Moral Injury -- 4 Disorientation: A Salient Consequence of Moral Injury for Refugees -- 5 Two Dire Concerns for Refugees -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- The Energy War: How Europe Turned the Tables on Russia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Applying Theory to Practice -- 3 No Clear Way to Offset Russian Losses -- 4 Why Was Germany so Vulnerable? -- 5 Applying More Theory to Practice. 6 Why Boom and Bust Energy Instability? -- 7 Booms Sow the Seeds of Busts -- 8 Toward International Energy Stability -- 9 Russia Gets Ready for the Energy War -- 10 Global Support for Russia is Growing -- 11 Russia's Repeated Cutbacks of Gas to Europe -- 12 Russia Halts Gas Exports to Poland and Bulgaria -- 13 Negative Economic Impact on Europe -- 14 Questions Over EU's Hard Pivot -- 15 The Showdown -- 16 Would EU Leaders Stand Up to Putin? -- 17 EU Starts Winning -- 18 Rising EU Confidence -- 19 How Did the EU Turn the Tables on Russia? -- 20 The EU's Amazing Turnaround -- 21 Initial LNG Pessimism -- 22 The Situation Changes -- 23 The LNG Game Changer -- 24 How Was It Possible to Scale Up LNG So Fast? -- 25 The Demand Response -- 26 Russia's Coercion Loses Its Potency -- 27 Russia's Long-Term Decline -- 28 Warning Signs for Russian Oil -- 29 The Price Cap and Embargo -- 30 The "Goldilocks" Level -- 31 European Energy Opportunities -- 32 European Energy Challenges -- Notes -- Ukraine's National Recovery: Opportunities and Challenges -- 1 Introduction: The Time Is Now -- 2 Russia Degrades Ukraine's Economy -- 3 The Cost of War -- 4 Physical Damage -- 4.1 Damage Assessment -- 4.2 Losses Due to the War -- 4.3 Total Damage and Loss -- 5 President Zelensky's National Recovery Plan -- 6 Transforming the Plan into Concrete Achievements -- 7 Needed: A Coherent Economic Transition -- 8 A Market Friendly Economy for Ukraine -- 9 Previous East European Reforms: Lessons Learned -- 10 The Sequencing of Economic Reforms -- 11 Redefining the Role of the Ukrainian State -- 12 Toward Price Liberalization -- 13 Toward Trade Liberalization Again -- 14 Privatization -- 15 The Pace of Economic Reforms -- 16 The Importance of Anti-corruption Reforms -- 17 Conclusion: A Window of Opportunity for Better Governance -- Notes. To the Bastion: NATO's Return to Europe Leaves Its Troubled Southern Flank Open for Competition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Historical Development of NATO's Divisive Southern Flank -- 2.1 Rifts Between Friends -- 2.2 Soviet Competition to the South -- 3 Major Post-9/11 Operations and Divided Interests in the South -- 3.1 NATO 360-Degree -- 4 To the Bastion! Russia Invades Ukraine -- 4.1 NATO's Growing Pains and Conflicting Interests -- 4.2 Russia and China Move South -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- How CENTCOM Can Exploit Russia's Failure in Ukraine -- 1 Recommendation 1: A New Narrative to Reframe the War in Ukraine -- 2 Recommendation 2: Build on the Reframed View of the War to Discredit the Abandonment Narrative -- 3 Recommendation 3: Build on the Reframed View of the War to Discredit Russia -- 4 Recommendation 4: Build on the New Assessment of Russia, and China's Lukewarm Support for Russia, to Discredit China -- 5 Tailoring These Messages for Specific Audiences -- 6 Why the War in Ukraine Looks Different to Nations in the CENTCOM AOR -- 7 Israel and the Arab States -- 7.1 Oil -- 8 Recommended CENTCOM Messaging to Israel and the Arab States -- 9 Central Asian States -- 10 Recommended CENTCOM Messaging to the Central Asian States -- 11 Iran and Syria -- 12 Recommended CENTCOM Messaging and Actions Regarding Syria and Iran to Exploit the War in Ukraine -- 13 Pakistan and Afghanistan -- 14 Recommended CENTCOM Messaging and Actions in Pakistan and Afghanistan -- 15 Conclusion -- The Invasion of Ukraine and the Global Food Crisis of 2022: Responding to Food Supply Shocks -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Part I: Understanding the Food Crisis of 2022 -- 2.1 The Situation Pre-War -- 2.2 Invasion of Ukraine: Supply Shock and Food Crisis -- 2.3 Global Response -- 2.4 Where Things Stand Now -- 3 Part II The Food Shock Model and the Role of the Military. 3.1 Food Insecurity: A Pricing Perspective. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910747593603321 |
Cham, : Springer, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Nikolay Lossky and the Case for Mystical Intuition |
Autore | Sládek Karel |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Prague : , : Karolinum Press, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (158 pages) |
Soggetto topico |
Philosophers
Philosophy, Russian Russia (Federation) |
ISBN | 80-246-4585-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795873103321 |
Sládek Karel | ||
Prague : , : Karolinum Press, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Principles And Experiences Of Position Warfare And Retrograde Movements |
Autore | Hartmann General der Artillerie Walter |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (32 pages) |
Disciplina | 940.53 |
Soggetto topico |
Tactics
Russia (Federation) Military campaigns |
ISBN | 1-78625-760-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PART I-DISCUSSION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF POSITION WARFARE, AND ACCOUNT OF THE EXPERIENCES OF A DIVISION IN SUCH A SITUATION. -- A. Situation (sketch 1) -- B. Topography -- C. Position Warfare -- 1. Strength of trench complements: -- 2a. General remarks about the position in the division sector. -- 2b. Construction of positions. -- 2c. Forest positions. -- 3. Operations -- PART II: DISCUSSION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF RETROGRADE MOVEMENTS, AND ACCOUNT OF THE EXPERIENCES OF A DIVISION WHICH RETREATED 60 KILOMETERS BY STAGES. -- A. Initial Situation -- B. Preparations for the retrograde movement. -- C. Withdrawal to Position One. -- D. Fighting in Position one. -- E. Advanced positions. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910158788103321 |
Hartmann General der Artillerie Walter | ||
San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Russia's Approach to Post-Conflict Reconstruction : The History, Context, and Its Effect on Ukraine |
Autore | Barakat Sultan |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 pages) |
Disciplina | 363.349880947 |
Soggetto topico |
Russia (Federation)
Postwar reconstruction |
ISBN | 3-031-34522-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Perspectives on Post-War Reconstruction -- 1.1.1 A Vision for Reconstruction -- 1.2 Contemporary Literature on Russia’s Approach to Reconstruction -- 1.3 Intervention Drivers in Russian Policy -- 1.4 Reconstruction Drivers -- 1.5 Securitisation and Stabilisation -- 1.6 A Roadmap Through the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Moscow’s Response to Post-War Recovery in the Aftermath of WWII -- 2.1 The Post-WWII Domestic Reconstruction Context -- 2.2 The USSR Approach to the Reconstruction of Eastern Europe -- 2.3 The Marshall Plan -- 2.4 Moscow’s Response to the Marshall Plan: The Establishment of the CMEA -- 2.5 After Stalin Until the Collapse of the USSR -- 2.6 Education -- 2.7 Military Aid -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Russia’s Unique Approach as a (Re)Emerging Donor -- 3.1 Russia as a Non-traditional Donor -- 3.2 The Evolution of Russian Aid -- 3.3 Russia’s Unique Path to Intervention -- 3.3.1 Selective Respect for Sovereignty in Intervention Decisions -- 3.3.2 Distancing Its Policy From Western Humanitarian Liberalism -- 3.3.3 Donorship Without Interference in Domestic Affairs |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910770277803321 |
Barakat Sultan | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Russian Coal in the Era of Climate Change : Why It Will Survive and Will Not Become a Bargaining Chip in Relations with the West? |
Autore | Lomagin Nikita |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 pages) |
Disciplina | 338.76223340947 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MironovaIrina
TitovMaxim OshchepkovMichael |
Soggetto topico |
Russia (Federation)
Coal trade |
ISBN |
9789819953707
9819953707 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction -- About This Book -- Structure and Summary of Chapters -- Review of Existing Literature -- Authors -- References -- 2 Coal in the Soviet Economy -- Loss of Leadership and New Priorities of the Coal Industry -- The Growth of Social Tensions and Collapse of the Soviet Economic Model -- Who Is Behind the Changes? -- Conclusions -- References -- 3 Reforms in the Russian Coal Sector -- Why Reforms? From Peak Production to Decline -- Rosugol as a Reformer: Mission Unfulfilled -- From Trust Management to the Market Relations -- Private and Profitable, but Social Challenges Remain -- Conclusions -- References -- 4 Regional Trends Within the Russian Coal Sector: Cases of Komi, Kuzbass, and Sakhalin -- Komi, Vorkuta -- History of Coal Industry Development in Komi -- Opening the Pechora Basin and Building Vorkuta as a GULAG Camp -- The Second World War Makes Vorkuta Strategically Important -- "Our Basins Do Not Compete with Each Other" -- Komi Coal Industry During Late Socialism of the Late 1980s -- The Declining Soviet Coal Legacy While Komi Diversifies Its Economy -- The Role of Coal in Komi Regional Economy -- On the Way to Dirigisme in Vorkuta: Company Town, Mono Town, and Arctic Town -- The Case of Vorkutaugol -- The Rise of an Entrepreneur in a New Era -- Regional Problems and Perspectives -- Stable Coal Production and Unstable Demography -- Conclusions -- Kuzbass -- The Long Path of Big Development -- More Than Just the Energy Source -- One Way One Railway -- Coal Titans of Kuzbass -- Mikhail Kislyuk -- Aman Tuleyev -- Sergey Tsivilev -- Conclusions -- Sakhalin -- The History Revealed -- The Case of the East Mining Company -- The New Era Capital Owners -- The Role of Coal in the Economy of the Region -- The Window of Opportunities -- References.
5 Modern Coal Companies of Russia -- The Links of One Chain -- Is the Russian Coal Business Effective? -- The Task for Managers -- The Case of ELSI: 2 Years and 12 Hours -- Conclusions -- References -- 6 Interconnections Between International Coal and Natural Gas Markets -- General Introduction to International Coal Market -- Volumetric Characteristics of the International Coal Market -- Major Coal Exporters: Assessing the Competitors -- Major Coal Importers: Assessing Actual and Potential Target Markets -- International Coal Trade Flows -- Coal Pricing -- Interconnections Between Coal and Natural Gas Markets from the Standpoint of Interfuel Competition -- Coal Versus Natural Gas: A Case for Interfuel Competition? -- European Union -- China -- General Comparative Remarks -- Conclusions -- References -- 7 Russian Coal Sector in the Age of Climate Change -- History of Russia's Ecologic Policy -- Key Trends Related to the Decisions of the UN COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow -- Reducing the Use of Coal in the Electric Power Industry -- Refusal of Subsidies to the Fossil Fuel Sector -- Moving to Net Zero -- Overcoming Energy Poverty in the Context of Climate Change Issues -- The Impact of COP26 Decisions on the Prospects of the Coal Industry -- A Tangle of Contradictions at the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh -- Insufficiently Active Revision of Climate Commitments by Participating Countries -- The Aggravation of the Issue of Historical Justice in Relation to the Countries of the Global North and the Global South -- Tense Geopolitical Context -- Overall Assessment of COP27's Progress Compared to COP26 -- The Climate Agenda in the Russian Context -- The Coal Club and its Position on COP26 Decisions -- Russia's Position at the Glasgow Conference -- Russia's Position at the Sharm el-Sheikh Conference -- Conclusions. References -- 8 Conclusion -- Annex 1: Glossary -- Annex 2: Personalities -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910755086103321 |
Lomagin Nikita | ||
Singapore : , : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Sin |
Autore | Prilepin Zakhar |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Glagoslav Publications Limited, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 891.73500000000001 |
Soggetto topico | Russia (Federation) |
ISBN |
1-909156-27-2
1-909156-45-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154700303321 |
Prilepin Zakhar | ||
London, : Glagoslav Publications Limited, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The Time Of Women |
Autore | Chizhova Elena |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Glagoslav Publications Limited, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.42 |
Soggetto topico |
Women
Russia (Federation) |
ISBN |
1-909156-23-X
1-909156-46-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Title; Copyright; Untitled; Contents; To my grandmothers; Chapter I: The Mother; Chapter II: The Daughter; Chapter III: The Mother; Chapter IV: Glikeria; Chapter V: Yevdokia; Chapter VI: The Stepfather; Chapter VII: Ariadna; Chapter VIII: Solomon; Chapter IX: The Granddaughter; Notes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154700403321 |
Chizhova Elena | ||
London, : Glagoslav Publications Limited, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Tom Clancy Commander in Chief |
Autore | Greaney Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (617 pages) |
Disciplina | 813/.6 |
Collana | A Jack Ryan Novel |
Soggetto topico |
Ryan, Jack, Sr. (Fictitious character)
Russia (Federation) |
Classificazione | FIC030000FIC031050FIC032000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910151646903321 |
Greaney Mark | ||
2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|