Understanding Russia: The Challenges of Transformation

Marlene Laruelle, Jean Radvanyi

$58.75

Publication Date: August 16th, 2018

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN:

9781538114865

Pages:

184

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Description

This timely book provides a comprehensive overview of geographical, historical, political, cultural, and geostrategic factors that drive Russia today. Explaining Russia's perspective, it offers a much-needed analysis that will help readers understand how the country deals with its domestic issues and how these influence Russian foreign policy.

About the Author

Marlene Laruelle is research professor of international affairs and associate director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. She is codirector of PONARS-Eurasia and director of the Central Asia Program at GW. Jean Radvanyi is professor of Russian studies and geography at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Cultures in Paris. He directed the French-Russian Center for Social Sciences and Humanities in Moscow from 2008 to 2012.