Throughout history, strong-willed Russian autocrats have rescued their country from foreign domination, disorder, and possible chaos, often using the cruellest means to achieve their ends. Gorbachev tried to implement "socialism with a human face" in a Soviet Union, but failed. In the early 1990s, once again, Russia needed a strong hand to pull it out of chaos. In August 1991 Boris Yeltsin emerged as such a leader, but unlike earlier strong leaders, he was determined to pull Russia out of the Communist morass and affect his country's integration with Western democracies through democratic means. Here, Andrew Felkay analyses the impact of Yeltsin on the newly evolving relationship between Russia and the western democracies. But separating the process of formulating foreign and domestic policies would be impossible. From the onset, Yeltsin kept both reins of decision-making firmly in hand. Accordingly, Felkay assesses Yeltsin's effectiveness in moving his country toward democracy and a market economy, and he shows the ups and downs of his pro-western foreign policies.
- ISBN:
- 9780275965389
- 9780275965389
- Category:
- Marxism & Communism
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 30-05-2002
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions (mm):
- 235x156x19mm
- Weight:
- 0.54kg
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