Petrostate Putin, Power, and the New Russia

Name: Petrostate Putin, Power, and the New Russia
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ISBN: 9780195340730

ISBN-10: 0195340736

ISBN-13: 9780195340730

Edition: 2008

Authors: Marshall I. Goldman

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In the aftermath of the financial collapse of August 1998, it looked as if Russia's day as a superpower had come and gone. That it should recover and reassert itself after less than a decade is nothing short of an economic and political miracle. Based on extensive research, including several interviews with Vladimir Putin, this revealing book chronicles Russia's dramatic reemergence on the world stage, illuminating the key reason for its rebirth: the use of its ever-expanding energy wealth to reassert its traditional great power ambitions. In his deft, informative narrative, Marshall Goldman traces how this has come to be, and how Russia is using its oil-based power as a lever in world…

Book details

List price: $74.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/27/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Preface


Introduction: Russia-Once Again an Energy Superpower



Russia as an Early Energy Superpower



World War II to 1987: Russia Looks Inward and Outward



Pirates Unleashed: Privatization in the Post-Soviet Era



Post-1998 Recovery: The Petroleum Export Bonanza



Putin Takes Over: The Return of the Czar



Natural Gas: Russia's New Secret Weapon



Russia: The Unrestrained Super Energy Power


Notes


Glossary of People and Companies


Index