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Klappentext Our Global Studies Series provides students with comprehensive background and current information shaping regional cultures and countries of the world today. Each volume features country report essays and maps as well as relevant articles from world-wide publications. Visit www.mhcls.com/globalstudies/ for more information. Zusammenfassung Presents students with comprehensive background and information shaping regional cultures and countries of the world. This title features country report essays and maps as well as relevant articles from world-wide publications. Inhaltsverzeichnis Internet References for Russia and the Near AbroadU.S. Statistics and MapCanada Statistics and MapWorld MapRussia and the Near Abroad MapRussia StatisticsThe Eurasian RepublicsThe Soviet UnionRussian Federation: Economic and Political Change 1992-2009Russia's Foreign RelationsCountry ReportsUkraineBelarusMoldovaArmeniaAzerbaijanGeorgiaCentral AsiaUzbekistanKazakhstanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanTajikistanArticles from the World PressRussia1. The Scythians, Alexander Blok, Moderm Russian Poetry: An Anthology, Translated from the Russian by Babette Deutsch and Avrahm Yarmolinsky, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1921This poem captures the ambivalent (love-hate) attitude Russia harbors toward Western Civilization and toward Western Europe in particular.2. The Kremlin Begs to Differ, Dimitri K. Simes and Paul J. Saunders, The National Interest, October 2009Russia has been a difficult interlocutor since its independence nearly two decades ago and is unlikely to become an easier one anytime soon.3. The Bells, Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, April 2009An article on the Danilov Bells and the preservation of a piece of Russian history.4. To Die for Tallinn, Pat Buchanan, Creators, May 2007Estonian nationalists have clashed with citizens of Russian ancestry over the perceived insult to Russia and the "liberators" of Estonia from the Nazis.5. McCain, Obama and Russia, Stephen F. Cohen, The Nation, June 2008Stephen Cohen, professor of Russian Studies at New York University, discusses recent U.S.-Russia relations.6. Why Russia Is So Russian, Andrew C. Kuchins, Current History, October 2009This article reviews the traditional themes that marked the continuity between Russian czarist and Soviet foreign policy.7. Fear Comes to the Russian Heartland, Owen Matthews and Anna Nemtsova, Newsweek, February 2009Owen Matthews and Anna Nemtsova review Moscow's relationship with the communities within the Russian heartland.8. Pride and Power, Richard Pipes, The Wall Street Journal, August 2009Richard Pipes makes the case for Western powers to patiently convince Russians to adopt Western institutions and values which will curb Russia's aggressiveness and integrate Russia into the global community.9. Speech at the 43rd Munich Conference on Security Policy, Vladimir Putin, February 2007Vladimir Putin discusses the reasons for Russia to carry out an independent foreign policy.10. The Incredible Shrinking People, The Economist, November 2008A discussion of factors leading to Russia's declining population.11. NATO and Russia: Partnership or Peril? Dmitri Trenin, Current History, October 2009Dmitri Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, discusses the tenuous relationship between NATO and Russia.12. Gorbachev on 1989 ...
