Russia and Eurasia 2020-2022

by Brent Hierman

Overview

The World Today Series: Russia and Eurasia deals with twelve sovereign states that became independent following the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991. Approximately one-third of the book is devoted to Russia. The remainder of the book is comprised of separate chapters on Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The text focuses heavily on recent economic and political developments within these twelve states. Each country chapter offers descriptions and overviews of the respective governmental institutions, key leaders, civil society dynamics, and economic conditions within each state. It supplements this focus with shorter sections dealing with historical developments, demographics, foreign policy, and cultural elements. Each chapter concludes with brief projections of future developments within each state. The combination of factual accuracy and up-to-date detail along with its informed projections make this an outstanding resource for students, researchers, practitioners in international development, media professionals, government officials, and potential investors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475856279
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/15/2021
Series:	World Today (Stryker)
Edition description:	51st Edition
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	8.59(w) x 11.03(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

Brent Hierman is an associate professor in the Department of International Studies and Political Science at Virginia Military Institute. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science with a minor in Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University. Prior to earning his Ph.D., he served in the Peace Corps in Uzbekistan. Brent has published some of his research in Eurasian politics in journals such as Europe-Asia Studies, Journal of Peasant Studies, Problems of Post-Communism, andNationalities Papers. Some of the courses that he regularly teaches include Post-Soviet Politics, Central Asian Politics, and Authoritarianism.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Russian Federation

The Land and the People

History

The Communist Era

Stalin’s Revolution of the 1930s

The Post-Stalin Era

The Brezhnev Era

Government Transition

The Gorbachev Era

An Independent Russia is Reborn

The Putin Presidency

Russian Foreign Policy since Independence

Government of the Russian Federation

Constitution of the Russian Federation

Culture

The Changing Economy

The Commonwealth of Independent States

Collapse of the Soviet Union

Commonwealth of Independent States

Economy under the CIS

Some Regional Problems of the CIS

Western Republics

Belarus

Ukraine

Moldova

Transcaucasian Republics

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Central Asian Republics

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Web Sites and Bibliography