Publication date:
30 May 2017Length of book:
228 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksISBN-13: 9781498552172
Amid widespread and increasing alarm in Western strategic and foreign policy circles following Russia’s capture of Crimea, support for rebels in Ukraine, and military intervention in Syria, this study provides a timely and sophisticated analysis of the nature and intentions of post-Soviet government under President Vladimir Putin. Based on both Russian and non-Russian sources, this book examines the enduring Cold War legacies underpinning Western perceptions of contemporary Russia. It analyzes the ways in which the West has interpreted and reacted to Russia’s domestic authoritarianism and foreign policy behavior and argues for diplomatic engagement based on liberal pluralism.
This is a broad-ranging and challenging analysis of the travails of liberal pluralism during the Cold War and after. It provides an original, stimulating, and idiosyncratic intellectual history of contemporary Russia and its interactions with Western intellectual traditions. Covering a wide cast of thinkers and issues, an interesting read is guaranteed.