The Putin Paradox
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The Putin Paradox
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Author : Richard Sakwa
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-02-06
The Putin Paradox written by Richard Sakwa and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-06 with Political Science categories.
Vladimir Putin has emerged as one of the key leaders of the twenty-first century. However, he is also recognized as one of the most divisive. Abroad, his assertion of Russia's interests and critique of the western-dominated international system has brought him into conflict with Atlantic powers. Within Russia, he has balanced various factions within the elite intelligentsia alongside the wider support of Russian society. So what is the 'Putin paradox?' Richard Sakwa grapples with Putin's personal and political development on both the international political scene and within the domestic political landscape of Russia. This study historicizes the Putin paradox, through theoretical, historical and political analysis and in light of wider developments in Russian society. Richard Sakwa presents the Putin paradox as a unique regime type - balancing numerous contradictions - in order to adapt to its material environment while maintaining sufficient authority with which to shape it.
The Putin Paradox
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Author : Richard Sakwa
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-02-06
The Putin Paradox written by Richard Sakwa and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-06 with Political Science categories.
Vladimir Putin has emerged as one of the key leaders of the twenty-first century. However, he is also recognized as one of the most divisive. Abroad, his assertion of Russia's interests and critique of the western-dominated international system has brought him into conflict with Atlantic powers. Within Russia, he has balanced various factions within the elite intelligentsia alongside the wider support of Russian society. So what is the 'Putin paradox?' Richard Sakwa grapples with Putin's personal and political development on both the international political scene and within the domestic political landscape of Russia. This study historicizes the Putin paradox, through theoretical, historical and political analysis and in light of wider developments in Russian society. Richard Sakwa presents the Putin paradox as a unique regime type - balancing numerous contradictions - in order to adapt to its material environment while maintaining sufficient authority with which to shape it.
Weak Strongman
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Author : Timothy Frye
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2022-09-27
Weak Strongman written by Timothy Frye and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-27 with Political Science categories.
Looking beyond Putin to understand how today's Russia actually works Media and public discussion tends to understand Russian politics as a direct reflection of Vladimir Putin's seeming omnipotence or Russia's unique history and culture. Yet Russia is remarkably similar to other autocracies—and recognizing this illuminates the inherent limits to Putin's power. Weak Strongman challenges the conventional wisdom about Putin's Russia, highlighting the difficult trade-offs that confront the Kremlin on issues ranging from election fraud and repression to propaganda and foreign policy. Drawing on three decades of his own on-the-ground experience and research as well as insights from a new generation of social scientists that have received little attention outside academia, Timothy Frye reveals how much we overlook about today's Russia when we focus solely on Putin or Russian exceptionalism. Frye brings a new understanding to a host of crucial questions: How popular is Putin? Is Russian propaganda effective? Why are relations with the West so fraught? Can Russian cyber warriors really swing foreign elections? In answering these and other questions, Frye offers a highly accessible reassessment of Russian politics that highlights the challenges of governing Russia and the nature of modern autocracy. Rich in personal anecdotes and cutting-edge social science, Weak Strongman offers the best evidence available about how Russia actually works.
Russian Politics
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Author : Marie Mendras
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Russian Politics written by Marie Mendras and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Russia (Federation) categories.
In recent years, it seems as if Russia's rulers -- and even its citizens -- have turned their backs on democracy and the rule of law. Vladimir Putin's regime often acts in opposition to Europe and maintains only strained relations with the rest of the world. Exploring these paradoxical developments is the key focus of this thorough and necessary book. Marie Mendras, a leading international scholar on Russia, provides an original and incisive analysis of the state's political system since Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika. Mendras contends that the Russian state has become weak and ineffective: Vladimir Putin has dismantled and undermined most public institutions and has consolidated a system of rule based on patronage. Political and economic power remains concentrated in the hands of just a few elite groups and individuals, who remain loyal to Putin's leadership in exchange for continued status and prosperity. The Dmitry Medvedev presidency is only but one chapter in this disheartening story. Those at the helm of the Russian state are thus unaccountable to the society they govern, and up until the economic crisis of 2008, living standards had markedly improved, giving ordinary Russians no reason to question these authoritarian methods. Nevertheless, while the economic slowdown and renewed hardships have put Russia's leadership under scrutiny, the Putin model has remained resilient. The internet may be the locus of free speech; unfortunately, it has had little impact on Russian policymaking. As Mendras proves, Russian politics are no longer a public affair. More than ever, they languish in the grip of an all-powerful cabal.
Putin Redux
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Author : Richard Sakwa
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-05-23
Putin Redux written by Richard Sakwa and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This book builds on the strengths of the previous volumes by the same author to provide the most detailed and nuanced account of the man, his politics and his profound influence on Russian politics, foreign policy and society. However, this is not a new edition of the earlier books but is an entirely new work. The focus now is on the dilemmas of power since 2008. There is a brief biographical sketch of Vladimir Putin and much analysis of his ideas and policies, but the book now focuses on the systemic contradictions that have created a blockage on modernisation and a stalemate in politics, Putin's role as Prime Minister since 2008 and his political successes and failures, analysis of the implications of Putin's third term as President and the 2011-12 electoral cycle and the ensuing crisis which led to thousands protesting on the streets This work assesses the achievements and failing of Putin’s rule, but above all tries to make sense of contemporary developments. This is the definitive account of Putin and is essential reading for all scholars and students of Russian politics.
Inside The Mind Of Vladimir Putin
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Author : Michel Eltchaninoff
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
Inside The Mind Of Vladimir Putin written by Michel Eltchaninoff and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Does Vladimir Putin deserve his reputation as a modern Machiavelli? Is he really a great strategic thinker? And where does he get his ideas?
Russia S Capitalist Revolution
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Author : Anders Åslund
language : en
Publisher: Peterson Institute
Release Date : 2007
Russia S Capitalist Revolution written by Anders Åslund and has been published by Peterson Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Capitalism categories.
Stalin
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Author : Stephen Kotkin
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2014-11-06
Stalin written by Stephen Kotkin and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world It has the quality of myth: a poor cobbler’s son, a seminarian from an oppressed outer province of the Russian empire, reinvents himself as a top leader in a band of revolutionary zealots. When the band seizes control of the country in the aftermath of total world war, the former seminarian ruthlessly dominates the new regime until he stands as absolute ruler of a vast and terrible state apparatus, with dominion over Eurasia. While still building his power base within the Bolshevik dictatorship, he embarks upon the greatest gamble of his political life and the largest program of social reengineering ever attempted: the collectivization of all agriculture and industry across one sixth of the earth. Millions will die, and many more millions will suffer, but the man will push through to the end against all resistance and doubts. Where did such power come from? In Stalin, Stephen Kotkin offers a biography that, at long last, is equal to this shrewd, sociopathic, charismatic dictator in all his dimensions. The character of Stalin emerges as both astute and blinkered, cynical and true believing, people oriented and vicious, canny enough to see through people but prone to nonsensical beliefs. We see a man inclined to despotism who could be utterly charming, a pragmatic ideologue, a leader who obsessed over slights yet was a precocious geostrategic thinker—unique among Bolsheviks—and yet who made egregious strategic blunders. Through it all, we see Stalin’s unflinching persistence, his sheer force of will—perhaps the ultimate key to understanding his indelible mark on history. Stalin gives an intimate view of the Bolshevik regime’s inner geography of power, bringing to the fore fresh materials from Soviet military intelligence and the secret police. Kotkin rejects the inherited wisdom about Stalin’s psychological makeup, showing us instead how Stalin’s near paranoia was fundamentally political, and closely tracks the Bolshevik revolution’s structural paranoia, the predicament of a Communist regime in an overwhelmingly capitalist world, surrounded and penetrated by enemies. At the same time, Kotkin demonstrates the impossibility of understanding Stalin’s momentous decisions outside of the context of the tragic history of imperial Russia. The product of a decade of intrepid research, Stalin is a landmark achievement, a work that recasts the way we think about the Soviet Union, revolution, dictatorship, the twentieth century, and indeed the art of history itself. Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 will be published by Penguin Press in October 2017
The Russia Ukraine War And The Global South S Sovereignty Paradox
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Author : Raj Verma
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2025-06-04
The Russia Ukraine War And The Global South S Sovereignty Paradox written by Raj Verma and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-06-04 with Political Science categories.
This book examines the sovereignty paradox in the Global South within the context of the Russia-Ukraine war. It illustrates the contradiction that countries which helped establish the post-World War II norm of "equal sovereignty"—entitling all nations to the same respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity as the West—are reluctant to publicly condemn Russia’s infringement on Ukraine’s sovereignty. The chapters in this volume further highlight the Global South’s duplicity because the Global South has been extremely critical of the US-led West for violating the United Nations Charter, international law and compromising on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries in the Global South. Through the analysis of nine countries, the contributions discuss each nation’s foreign policy tenets and how they have been violated in their stance on the Russia-Ukraine war and the justifications for such deviations. It also illustrates that “cherry picking” is the norm that states have adopted in employing the concept of sovereignty and this is likely to continue in the future. This book will be of interest to students, scholars, analysts, and policymakers in the fields of international relations, political science, geopolitics, and Global South studies. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Security Policy.
Arthouse Crime Scenes
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Author : Geoff King
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2024-11-14
Arthouse Crime Scenes written by Geoff King and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-14 with Performing Arts categories.
Arthouse Crime Scenes is the first book to address the relationship between art cinema and crime, contributing to the study of both categories. Case studies are provided of works by celebrated filmmakers including Lucretia Martell, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Bong Joon Ho, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Hirokazu Koreeda, Jia Zhangke, Andrey Zvyagintsez and Lee Chang-dong. How is crime represented in art cinema? And how can this be understood in the context of global sociopolitical and film-industrial trends? Arthouse crime scenes draw on variable combinations of elements associated with art cinema and crime genres. Crime might be shown or lurk only at the edges. It might be left unresolved or unexplained. Crime can be petty and small scale or raise big questions associated with the arthouse sector: political issues, the nature of humanity, truth and knowability. In this book, close textual analysis is combined with focus on social and industrial contexts. A recurring theme is the situation of arthouse crime films within differing manifestations of broader processes of late-modern neoliberal globalization and cultural hybridity. Approaches examined range from the oblique to social realism and other mixtures of crime and arthouse tendencies.