Russia and the West : Ideology, Economy, and Politics in the Post-Soviet Era Katharina Bluhm

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bluhm, Katharina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism--Russia (Federation).

Liberalism.

Conservatism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2026.

Summary:

Offering a fresh perspective on Vladimir Putin's Russia, Katharina Bluhm demonstrates how an illiberal-conservative movement created in the 1990s to oppose neoliberal globalization has become a powerful anti-Western ideology that justifies Russian imperialism. Her book provides an in-depth analysis of Russian ideology, economy, and politics since the demise of the Soviet Union and reveals the societal forces that simultaneously support and challenge the Putin regime. First published in German in late 2023, the English-language edition has been updated through 2025.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Russia and the West

Part 1 Liberalism in Yeltsins Hybrid Regime

2 Liberalism as a Radical Market Ideology

3 War of Economic Programs

4 Fighting Against the Leviathan

5 Staying on Course Until State Bankruptcy

Part 2 The Conservative Countermovement

6 Three Variants of Eurasianism in the 1990s

7 The Ideological Avant-Gardists

8 The Struggle for Conservatism in the Political Field

9 Conservatism Becomes a State Project

10 The Role of the Russian Orthodox Church

Part 3 Political Motifs, Ideas, and Concepts

11 The State as an Engine of Economic Development

12 Social Conservatism

13 Postliberalism, Postmodernism, and Tradition

14 A Macroregion for Russia in the Multipolar World

Part 4 Metamorphoses of Russian State Capitalism

15 The Neopatrimonial State as an Obstacle to Modernization

16 Phases of the New State Capitalism

17 Traditional Values in Action

18 The Warfare State

Epilogue

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index

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ISBN:

979-88-96163-48-0