Central Asian, Russian & East European Studies

By Veronika Stoyanova

This book argues that the recent political mobilizations in Eastern Europe have been underpinned by a class struggle between a more conservative and a more radical line of contention. The latter line, the book contends, is designed by and for subaltern groups whose anti-systemic programme calls for…

Hardback – 2018-03-21
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BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

By Voicu Ion Sucala

This book puts forward a new perspective on the planned economies of communist Eastern Europe, demonstrating in detail how economic practice in such countries was shaped by the interplay among planners, managers and Party apparatchiks. Based on extensive original research, including interviews with…

Hardback – 2018-03-20
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BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

By Aleks Szczerbiak

Poland is a particularly interesting case of truth revelation and transitional justice in a post-communist country. This is because of the radical change of trajectory in its approach to dealing with the communist past, and the profound effect this had on Polish politics. The approach moved from '…

Hardback – 2018-02-08
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BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

By J. Paul Goode

This book reassesses Putin's attempt to reverse the decentralization of power that characterised centre-regional relations in the 1990s, focusing on regional responses to Putin's federal reforms. It explains the decline of regionalism after 2000 in terms of the dynamics of regional boundaries,…

Paperback – 2018-01-22
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BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

Edited by Timothy K. Blauvelt, Jeremy Smith

This book explores events in Georgia in the years following Stalin’s death in March 1953, especially the demonstrations of March 1956 and their brutal suppression, in order to illuminate the tensions in Georgia between veneration of the memory of Stalin, a Georgian, together with the associated…

Paperback – 2018-01-12
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BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

By Valerie Pacer

Although the presidency of Dmitry Medvedev is often seen as a continuation of Vladimir Putin’s presidency, with the same policies applied in the same way, this book disagrees, arguing that Medvedev’s foreign policy was significantly different from Putin’s. The book considers especially the…

Paperback – 2018-01-12
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BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

Edited by PAUL FRYER, Anastasia Toros

Viktor Simov is the first English-language biography of Konstantin Stanislavsky’s principal scenic designer at the Moscow Art Theatre from the company’s formation in 1898. His ground-breaking work included the designs for the premieres of Anton Chekhov’s major stage plays, and his approach to…

Paperback – 2019-12-18
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By Charlotte Alston

Modern Russia: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the key events and transformations which have taken place in Russia from the late 19th century to the present day. Exploring the subject in seven clearly defined chronological periods, this text examines the politics, economics, culture of…

Paperback – 2019-12-15
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The Basics

By Elena Simms, Tatiana Romanova

Russian in a Contemporary World is an intermediate textbook with a focus on improving oral and written skills of the Russian language by encouraging students’ creative potential with their use of language in a contemporary society, such as media, TV, art, and technology. Key features of the…

Paperback – 2019-12-06
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