Yeltsin's Russia and the West / Andrew Felkay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Felkay, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich, 1931-.

Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich.

Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-.

Russia (Federation).

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Throughout history, strong-willed Russian autocrats have rescued their country from foreign domination, disorder, and possible chaos, often using the cruelest means to achieve their ends. Gorbachev tried to implement socialism with a human face in the Soviet Union, but failed. In the early 1990s, once again, Russia needed a strong hand to pull it out of chaos. In August 1991 Boris Yeltin emerged as such a leader, but unlike earlier strong leaders, he was determined to pull Russia out of the Communist morass and affect his country's integration with Western democracies through democratic means. Felkay carefully analyzes the impact of Yeltsin on the newly evolving relationship between Russia and the Western democracies. But separating the process of formulating foreign and domestic policies would be impossible. From the onset, Yeltsin kept both reins of decision-making firmly in hand. Accordingly, Felkay assesses Yeltsin's effectiveness in moving his country toward democracy and a market economy, and he shows the ups and downs of his pro-Western foreign policies. This book provides an important analysis for scholars, students, and other researchers involved with Russian studies, international relations, and comparative politics.

Contents:

Cover

YELTSIN'S RUSSIA AND THE WEST

Contents

Introduction

NOTES

1 The Making of a Rebel

2 From Engineer to Party Activist

3 Falling from Grace and Reemergence

4 The Way to the Top

5 Struggle for Power

6 Yeltsin Takes Control

7 The Demise of the Soviet Union

8 Yeltsin Wins a New Constitution

9 Yeltsin and the West-The Early Years

10 Backlash of the Imposed Democracy

11 Cooling of Pro-Western Policies

12 Yeltsin Holds On

13 The 1996 Presidential Election

14 The Struggle against NATO's Expansion

15 Government Reshuffle and Economic Crisis

16 Challenges at Home and Abroad

17 Kosovo

18 The Search for a Successor

19 Yeltsin Had the Last Word

Conclusion

Selected Bibliography

BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, ARTICLES AND OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES

JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS, AND INTERNET SOURCES

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-252) and index.

ISBN:

9798216039891

9786610315406

9781280315404

1280315407

9780313013843

0313013845

OCLC:

614699560