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1. A Russian Factory Enters the Market Economy

   By Claudio Morrison

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   This book charts the experiences of a textile enterprise in Russia during the 1990s, analysing post-Soviet management and managerial practices in order to illuminate the content, nature and direction of industrial restructuring in the Russian privatised sector during the years of economic...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Multilateral Dimension in Russian Foreign Policy

   Edited by Elana Wilson Rowe, Stina Torjesen

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   This book examines the place of multilateralism in Russia’s foreign policy and Russia’s engagement with multilateral institutions. Throughout the post-Soviet period, both Yeltsin and Putin consistently professed a deep attachment to the principles of multilateralism. However, multilateralism as a...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Russia and Europe

   Building Bridges, Digging Trenches

   Edited by Kjell Engelbrekt, Bertil Nygren

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   Russian-European political relations have always been problematic and one of the main reasons for this is the different perspectives on even the very basic notions and concepts of political life. With a worldwide recession, the problems as well as the opportunities in Russian-European relations are...

   Published May 4th 2012 by Routledge
4. Life in Post-Communist Eastern Europe after EU Membership

   Edited by Donnacha O Beachain, Vera Sheridan, Sabina Stan

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   This book examines how membership of the European Union has affected life in the ten former communist countries of Eastern Europe that are now members of the European Union. For each country, political, economic and social changes are described and discussed, together with people’s perceptions of...

   Published April 29th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Colour Revolutions in the Former Soviet Republics

   Successes and Failures

   Edited by Donnacha Ó Beacháin, Abel Polese

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   During the first decade of the 21st century, a remarkable phenomenon swept through the former Soviet Union changing the political, social and cultural landscape. Popularly known as the ‘Colour Revolutions’, these non-violent protests overthrew autocratic regimes in three post-soviet republics: the...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
6. Russian Multinationals

   From Regional Supremacy to Global Lead

   By Andrei Panibratov

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   Russian multinationals are playing an increasingly important role in the world economy, particularly in some key sectors such as oil, gas and metallurgy. At the same time, Russian multinationals differ in many respects from multinationals from other countries in that they often receive special...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
7. Postcommunist Film - Russia, Eastern Europe and World Culture

   Moving Images of Postcommunism

   Edited by Lars Kristensen

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   A post-communist condition has arisen from the fall of the Berlin Wall and later the Soviet Empire: this book looks at how this condition has manifested itself globally in the production of post-communist film. It argues post-communism is a shared experience on a geopolitical level, unlimited by...

   Published March 25th 2012 by Routledge
8. Democracy Building and Civil Society in Post-Soviet Armenia

   By Armine Ishkanian

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   This volume considers the challenges of democracy building in post-Soviet Armenia, and the role of civil society in that process. It argues that, contrary to the expectations of Western aid donors, who promoted civil society on the assumption that democratization would follow from the...

   Published February 26th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Religious Factor in Russia's Foreign Policy

   By Alicja Curanović

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   This book examines how religion interacts with Russian foreign policy, arguing that religion is an important and neglected factor in shaping Russia’s outlook towards international relations. It surveys the importance of religion in Russian social life - past and present - and considers the range of...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Russian Armed Forces in Transition

    Economic, geopolitical and institutional uncertainties

    Edited by Roger N. McDermott, Bertil Nygren, Carolina Vendil Pallin

    Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

    Although the role of the military in Russia has changed significantly since Soviet times, it continues to exert great influence on Russian politics, economy and society. This book presents a comprehensive overview of current developments related to Russia’s military sector. It considers recent...

    Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge