Audiobook10 hours
Russia: What Everyone Needs to Know
Written by Timothy J. Colton
Narrated by Timothy Howard Jackson
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
()
About this audiobook
Today's Russia, also known as the Russian Federation, is often viewed as less powerful than the Soviet Union of the past. When stacked against other major nations in the present, however, the new Russia is a formidable if flawed player.
Russia: What Everyone Needs to Know provides fundamental information about the origins, evolution, and current affairs of the Russian state and society. The story begins with Russia's geographic endowment, proceeds through its experiences as a kingdom and empire, and continues through the USSR's three-quarters of a century, and finally the shocking breakup of that regime a generation ago. Chapters on the failed attempt to reform Communism under Mikhail Gorbachev, the halting steps toward democratization under Boris Yeltsin, and the entrenchment of central controls under Vladimir Putin bring the listener into the contemporary scene and to headline-grabbing events such as Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine and its military intervention in Syria. Drawing on trends within Russia and on ratings and rankings compiled by international organizations, Colton discusses the challenges facing the country-ranging from economic recession to demographic stress, political stagnation, and overextension in foreign policy-and to the realistic options for coping with them.
Russia: What Everyone Needs to Know provides fundamental information about the origins, evolution, and current affairs of the Russian state and society. The story begins with Russia's geographic endowment, proceeds through its experiences as a kingdom and empire, and continues through the USSR's three-quarters of a century, and finally the shocking breakup of that regime a generation ago. Chapters on the failed attempt to reform Communism under Mikhail Gorbachev, the halting steps toward democratization under Boris Yeltsin, and the entrenchment of central controls under Vladimir Putin bring the listener into the contemporary scene and to headline-grabbing events such as Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine and its military intervention in Syria. Drawing on trends within Russia and on ratings and rankings compiled by international organizations, Colton discusses the challenges facing the country-ranging from economic recession to demographic stress, political stagnation, and overextension in foreign policy-and to the realistic options for coping with them.
Related to Russia
Related audiobooks
The Return of the Russian Leviathan Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Russia Without Putin: Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Russia: The Story of War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Code of Putinism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Putin v. the People: The Perilous Politics of a Divided Russia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Russian History Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ukraine and the Art of Strategy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kremlin Winter: Russia and the Second Coming of Vladimir Putin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5North Korea: What Everyone Needs to Know Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Secession and State Creation: What Everyone Needs to Know Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Invention of Russia: From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines Between War and Peace Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse, 1970-2000 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Empire Must Die: Russia's Revolutionary Collapse, 1900 - 1917 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Putin Interviews: Oliver Stone Interviews Vladimir Putin Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fractured Continent: Europe's Crises and the Fate of the West Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Vladimir Putin: Tsar Of The 21st Century: Ex-Kgb Agent To President - Putin’S Dictatorship And Regime Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The European Union: The History of the Political and Economic Union of Europe’s Nations after World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Geopolitics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMoscow, December 25,1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Russia's Crony Capitalism: The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Vladimir Putin - Top Leader of Modern Humankind: Through the eyes of distant Bengal Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
World Politics For You
A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Death of Democracy: Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It IS About Islam: Exposing the Truth About ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, and the Caliphate Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5North Korea Confidential: Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Introduction to Christian Mysticism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Palestinian Delusion: The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sex and World Peace Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee--A Look Inside North Korea Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Spymaster of Baghdad: A True Story of Bravery, Family, and Patriotism in the Battle Against ISIS Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Enemies and Neighbors: Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Russia
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
1 rating0 reviews