The geography of Russia -- vast, unwieldy, exposed -- and her tragic history of foreign invasion have created an overriding sense of military vulnerability amongst her leaders that, after the horrors of the Second World War, amounted almost to paranoia. This important study of the years since Brezhnev shows how this obsession with national security have been at the core of Russian thinking right through the reforms of the Gorbachev era and the eventual collapse of the USSR, and continues to dominate the turbulent politics of post-Soviet Russia today.
Reviews`the book is a worthy achievement and a useful introduction to the insecurities of politics and the politics of security in Russia in the early 1990s.'
Times Literary Supplement
Book InformationISBN 9780582218529
Author M. GaleottiFormat Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 651g
Dimensions(mm) 137mm * 213mm * 17mm