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505 0 a| Introduction -- 1. 917-1991 -- Kyivan Rus' -- The Mongols -- The Rise of Muscovy -- The Russian Empire -- The Revolution and the Bolsheviks -- Stalinism and War -- Post-Stalinist Stabilisation -- Stagnation and Fall of the Soviet Union -- 2. 1992-2011 -- A New World Threatens -- Putin's Ascendance -- Russia Returning -- The Medvedev Interregnum -- 3. 2012-2019 -- A Man on a Mission -- Lukashenka Kicks Back -- Belarus Considers Its Options -- Russia Militarisation -- Return of the Cold War? -- Putin confirms his position -- Rise of the Russian World -- 4. 2020-2024 -- And the Streets Cried Out -- March towards the Edge -- The Reckoning -- Seeking Peace? -- Until the Bitter End? -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.;

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Uncanny allies : Russia and Belarus on the edge, 2012-2024 / Rasmus Nilsson.

Author/creator	Nilsson, Rasmus author.
Format	Book
Publication	Hannover ; Stuttgart : ibidem-Verlag, [2024]
Copyright Date	©2024
Description	387 pages ; 21 cm.
Subjects	Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations. --Belarus. Belarus--Foreign relations. --Russia (Federation). Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations. --21st century. Belarus--Politics and government. --21st century.

Series	Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society, 1614-3515 Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society. ^A1185730
Contents	Introduction -- 1. 917-1991 -- Kyivan Rus' -- The Mongols -- The Rise of Muscovy -- The Russian Empire -- The Revolution and the Bolsheviks -- Stalinism and War -- Post-Stalinist Stabilisation -- Stagnation and Fall of the Soviet Union -- 2. 1992-2011 -- A New World Threatens -- Putin's Ascendance -- Russia Returning -- The Medvedev Interregnum -- 3. 2012-2019 -- A Man on a Mission -- Lukashenka Kicks Back -- Belarus Considers Its Options -- Russia Militarisation -- Return of the Cold War? -- Putin confirms his position -- Rise of the Russian World -- 4. 2020-2024 -- And the Streets Cried Out -- March towards the Edge -- The Reckoning -- Seeking Peace? -- Until the Bitter End? -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.
Abstract	"This book challenges widespread academic and media claims that Russia and Belarus are unwavering allies or that Russia has unquestioned control over Belarus. Instead, Belarus plays at least four different roles within Russian foreign policy. First, Belarus is sometimes a conduit for Russian power projection towards Western enemies. Second, Belarus is sometimes a supporter in Russian attempts to centralize the post-Soviet space around itself. Third, Belarus is sometimes itself an object of Russian economic ambition or even greed. Fourth, however, Belarus also presents a source of danger and vulnerability to Russian physical and, perhaps more importantly, ontological security. Many scholars have pointed out the historical and contemporary importance of Ukraine for Russian self-understanding and external projection. Belarus, too, has such importance. Whether it be as a millennium-old Publisher's website.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-387).
ISBN	9783838212883
ISBN	3838212886
ISBN	(ebook)

Uncanny allies : Russia and Belarus on the edge, 2012-2024 / Rasmus Nilsson.

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