Author:
Hierman, Brent, author.
Edition Statement:49th edition.
ImprintLanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2018]
Imprint2018.
Descriptionviii, 338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Note: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
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-338).
Note:Published and updated annually, Russia and Eurasia deals with the twelve independent republics that became members of the Commonwealth of Independent States following the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1992. The text focuses strongly on recent economic and political developments with shorter sections dealing with foreign policy, the military, religion, education, and specific cultural elements that help to define each republic and differentiate one from the other. Approximately one-third of the book is devoted to Russia, but also includes sections on Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. How the Commonwealth of Independent States came into being and how it has evolved since 1992 is also discussed. The combination of factual accuracy and up-to-date detail along with its informed projections make this an outstanding resource for researchers, practitioners in international development, media professionals, government officials, potential investors and students.
