Who lost Russia?

Description:

When the Soviet Union collapsed on December 26, 1991, it looked like the start of a remarkable new era of peace and co-operation. But Russia emerged from the 1990s battered and humiliated. Goaded on by a triumphant West, a new Russia has emerged with a large arsenal of upgraded weapons, conventional and nuclear, determined to reassert its national interests in Chechnya, Georgia and Ukraine, as well as fighting a proxy war in the Middle East. Conradi argues that we have consistently failed to understand Russia and its motives and, in doing so, have made a powerful enemy.

subjects: Politics and government,  Political culture,  Foreign relations,  Russia (federation), foreign relations,  Russia (federation), politics and government,  New York Times reviewed,  HISTORY / Europe,  HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union,  Diplomatic relations,  Political culture -- Russia (Federation),  Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- Western countries,  Western countries -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation),  Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-

Places: Russia (Federation),  Western countries

Times: 1991-