The Russian Dilemma : Security, Vigilance and Relations with the West from Ivan III to Putin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hahn, Gordon M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Russia (Federation)--History.

National security.

Russia--Foreign relations--Western countries.

Russia.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Western countries.

Soviet Union.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Western countries.

Russia (Federation).

Western countries--Foreign relations--Russia.

Western countries.

Western countries--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Western countries--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (471 pages)

Other Title:

Russian Dilemma

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

"From the end of the Mongol Empire to today, Russian history is a tale of cultural, political, economic and military interaction with Western powers. The depth of this relationship has created a geopolitical dilemma: Russia has persistently been both attracted to and at odds with Western ideas and technological development, which have tended to threaten Russia's sense of identity and create destabilizing divisions within society. Simultaneously, deepening involvement in Western international affairs brought meddling in Russian domestic politics and military invasion. This book examines how the centuries-old Western threat has shaped Russia's political and strategic structures, creating a culture of security rooted in vigilance against Western influence and interference"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction: Aspiring to Foes: Russia's "Constitutive other" and security-vigilance norm

Cycle I: 1505-1620s

Chapter 1. From religious to political others: Muscovite Russia's first Western encounters

Chapter 2. The smuta and the birth of Russia's security norm

Cycle II: 1630-1825

Chapter 3. From smuta to early Enlightenment and schism

Chapter 4. Peter the Great and the Great dislocation

Chapter 5. Europeanization and dislocation in 18th century

Chapter 6. Russia's security dilemma manifest

Cycle III: 1826-1922

Chapter 7. Cursed solutions: reactionary reconstitution and reformist displacement

Chapter 8. Devils: West and East

Chapter 9. The whirlwind: Russian February-German October

Cycle IV: 1922-2008

Chapter 10. The devils in power: the rise and fall of Soviet vigilantism

Chapter 11. From "common European home" to the Eurasian alternative

Conclusion: The Russian dilemma and security norm

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4766-4434-9