| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 287 pages) |
| Contents |
Crimea: from Catherine the Great to Vladimir the gambler -- The end, or the beginning, of history -- Putin's March 18 history lesson -- Kievan Rus': the "first Russia" -- The Mongol legacy: the fall of Kiev and the rise of Moscow -- The star Tsars: Peter and Catherine -- A Ukrainian Volk emerges, on paper -- In revolution, the birth of modern Ukraine -- Lenin and the "National Minorities" Conundrum -- World War II: a Ukrainian horror -- Between 1945 and 1991 -- Yeltsin versus Gorbachev -- "Ukraine has arrived!" -- A very uncertain future -- The war in Ukraine -- The tragedy of a Malaysian airliner -- "Master of the taiga?" -- Whither Ukraine? Whither Russia? -- A look back to look ahead |
| Summary |
Marvin Kalb, a former journalist and Harvard professor, traces how the Crimea of Catherine the Great became a global tinder box. The world was stunned when Vladimir Putin invaded and seized Crimea in March 2014. In the weeks that followed, pro-Russian rebels staged uprisings in southeastern Ukraine. The United States and its Western allies immediately imposed strict sanctions on Russia and whenever possible tried to isolate it diplomatically. This sharp deterioration in East-West relations has raised basic questions about Putin's provocative policies and the future of Russia and Ukraine |
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"In Imperial Gamble: Putin, Ukraine, and the New Cold War, Marvin Kalb brings to life the geography, power politics, and history of Ukraine -- once known as Kieven Rus', or the 'First Russia.' He takes a critical look at the tortured history of post-Soviet Russia and Ukraine, and the journeys deep into the Russian past to uncover the roots of Russian and Ukrainian nationalism. Kalb maintains that world order hangs on a resolution of the Ukraine crisis, and he makes the provocative argument that the only sensible solution lies in both Russia and Ukraine recognizing that their futures are irrevocably intertwined. Any realistic solution must take into account the national interests of both nations. The West can approve or disapprove, but the two countries must reach their own modus vivendi. This is a time for realpolitik; and if the West continues to intrude into this delicate game of diplomatic shadow-boxing the effort will very likely collapse."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-276) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (JSTOR platform, viewed November 7, 2016) |
| Subject |
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-
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Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952- fast |
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Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovič 1952- gnd |
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Nationalism -- Russia (Federation)
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Eastern.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Former Soviet Republics.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
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Diplomatic relations
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Nationalism
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Annexion
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Euromaidan
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Diplomatiska förbindelser.
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Nationalism.
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Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- Ukraine
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Ukraine -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation)
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Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
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Ukraine -- History -- Revolution of Dignity, 2013-2014
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Crimea (Ukraine) -- Annexation to Russia
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Russia (Federation)
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Ukraine
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Ukraine -- Crimea
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Ukraine
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Russland
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Krim
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Ukraina -- Krim.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780815727446 |
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0815727445 |
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9780815726654 |
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0815726651 |
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