Russian crossroads : toward the new millennium / Yevgeny Primakov ; translated by Felix Rosenthal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Primakov, E. M. (Evgeniĭ Maksimovich)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-communism--Russia (Federation).

Post-communism.

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

Russia (Federation).

Primakov, E. M. (Evgeniĭ Maksimovich).

Primakov, E. M.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A prominent Russian politician who served as prime minister, foreign minister, and head of foreign intelligence during the 1990s, Yevgeny Primakov has been part of all vital decisions on Russian domestic and foreign policy for the past two decades. His memoir is both an insider's account of post-perestroika Russian politics and a statement from a representative of the enlightened Russian establishment on their nation's relationship with America and the world. Primakov is a specialist in the Middle East, and his personal involvement in the problems of that region make his commentary particularly valuable as he articulates Russia's view of the conflicts there and its stance toward Iraq, Israel, and Palestine. Primakov also offers pertinent opinions on the Gulf War, NATO enlargement, spying, and other aspects of contemporary international relations, and he gives personal assessments of a wide variety of major players, from Saddam Hussein and Yassir Arafat to Madeleine Albright and Bill Clinton. Providing behind-the-scenes information about government shake-ups in Moscow, the history of speculative privatizations, the formation of the new political and economic oligarchy, and much more, this book will be an invaluable aid to political analysts, historians, and anyone interested in Russia's recent past and future plans.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 From Yeltsin to Putin""; ""2 Looking Back: Dissidents within the System""; ""3 The War That Might Not Have Been""; ""4 Paradoxes of Perestroika""; ""5 In the Intelligence Service""; ""6 In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs""; ""7 Force or Other Methods""; ""8 Middle East Settlement: Lost Opportunities""; ""9 Chairman of the Government""; ""10 The Family, the President, and I""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-325) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-73067-X

9786611730673

9780300000000

0009780312

0-300-13053-8

OCLC:

923588012