Who lost Russia? how the world entered a new Cold War

When the Soviet Union collapsed on December 26, 1991, it looked like the start of a remarkable new era of peace and co-operation. But Russia emerged from the 1990s battered and humiliated. Goaded on by a triumphant West, a new Russia has emerged with a large arsenal of upgraded weapons, conventional...

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Main Author: Conradi, Peter (Journalist) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: London, England : Oneworld Publications Ltd, 2017.
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Summary:When the Soviet Union collapsed on December 26, 1991, it looked like the start of a remarkable new era of peace and co-operation. But Russia emerged from the 1990s battered and humiliated. Goaded on by a triumphant West, a new Russia has emerged with a large arsenal of upgraded weapons, conventional and nuclear, determined to reassert its national interests in Chechnya, Georgia and Ukraine, as well as fighting a proxy war in the Middle East. Conradi argues that we have consistently failed to understand Russia and its motives and, in doing so, have made a powerful enemy.
Physical Description:xiv, 370 pages : map ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-361) and index.
ISBN:9781786070418
1786070413
Author Notes:Peter J. Conradi is coexecutor of Murdoch's literary estate. He lives in London.