Fuel and Power - Energy, Trade, and Russian Foreign Relations From Lenin to Putin

"A very timely study of Russia's emergence as a global energy power from the Russian Revolution to the present day. It reveals how Russian exports shaped global energy flows as well as how international trade impacted the fabric of the country's foreign relations and, ultimately, the course of Russian history"--

Sommario

Introduction; 1. Russia in the global history of oil; 2. The Bolsheviks and oil; 3. Energy in the Cold War; 4. Path to dependence; 5. Crisis, collapse, and resurgence; 6. Energy, geopolitics, and war; Conclusion.

Info autore

Jeronim Perović is Professor of Eastern European History in the University of Zurich's Department of History. He specialises in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union, as well as the history of the Balkans. He is the author of several monographs, including From Conquest to Deportation: The North Caucasus under Russian Rule (2018), and the editor of several collected volumes, including Cold War Energy: A Transnational History of Soviet Oil and Gas (2017).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jeronim Perovic, Jeronim (Universitat Zurich) Perovic, Jeronim Perović
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2024
• EAN: 9781009449144
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0944914-4
• Pagine: 274
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Russia, European History, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, International Relations, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, Energy industries & utilities, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, International Trade, Petroleum, oil and gas industries, International trade and commerce