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Conspirator Conspirator Helen Rappaport The father of Communist Russia, Vladimir Ilych Lenin now seems to have emerged fully formed in the turbulent wake of World War I and the Russian Revolution. But Lenin's character was in fact forged m… OL14956138W
The return The return Daniel Treisman Russia has long been a source of puzzlement -- and sometimes alarm -- for Western observers. Since shaking off communism two decades ago, the country has seemed wobbly at best, thoroughly corrupt and… OL15586600W
The scramble for the Arctic The scramble for the Arctic Sale, Richard "In August 2007, the world reacted with consternation as Russia planted a flag beneath the ice of the North Pole, symbolizing the Kremlin's claim to the Arctic with its vast mineral resources, and fi… OL16063750W
Russia as a network state Russia as a network state Vadim Kononenko "Discusses the ambiguous nature of the state in Russia, focusing on elite networks and their role in policy processes. This book examines the paradoxical dualism of state institutions and ruling netw… OL16125927W
The man without a face The man without a face Masha Gessen This is the chilling account of how a low-level, small-minded KGB operative ascended to the Russian presidency and, in an astonishingly short time, destroyed years of progress and made his country on… OL16308317W
Is journalism worth dying for? Is journalism worth dying for? Anna Politkovskaya A collection of final dispatches by famed journalist Politkovskai︠a︡, including the first translation of the work that some think led to her murder. OL16591464W
The strongman The strongman Angus Roxburgh Russia under Vladimir Putin has proved a prickly partner for the West, a far cry from the democratic ally many hoped for when the Soviet Union collapsed. Abroad, Putin has used Russia's energy streng… OL16638546W
Russian foreign policy Russian foreign policy Olga Oliker As Russia's economy has grown, so have the country's global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor likes, as the August 2008 conflict in Georgia … OL16963274W
Putinism Putinism Walter Laqueur There is no question that tensions between Russia and America are on the rise. The forced annexation of Crimea, the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, and the Russian government's treatment of h… OL17311593W
The Russian Parliament The Russian Parliament Thomas F. Remington "From the first free elections in post-Soviet Russia in 1989 to the end of the Yeltsin period in 1999, Russia's parliament was the site of great political upheavals. Conflicts between communists and … OL1812987W
Historians and historical societies in the public life of imperial Russia Historians and historical societies in the public life of imperial Russia Vera Kaplan "What was the role of historians and historical societies in the public life of imperial Russia? Focusing on the Society of Zealots of Russian Historical Education (1895-1918), Vera Kaplan analyzes t… OL19714716W
Orders to kill Orders to kill Amy W. Knight "'Western leaders should be aware that when they shake hands with Putin, they shake hands with a murderer.'--Leonid Martyniuk. In Russia, the twenty-first century belongs to Vladimir Putin. His polit… OL19715099W
The Putin mystique The Putin mystique Anna Arutunyan "The Putin Mystique takes the reader on a journey through the Russia of Vladimir Putin, named by Forbes magazine in 2013 as the most powerful man in the world. It is a neo-feudal world where iPads, W… OL19986565W
Black wind, white snow Black wind, white snow Charles Clover "In this important, thought-provoking work, journalist Charles Clover, former Moscow bureau chief for the Financial Times, attempts to shed light on the sometimes perplexing political actions and amb… OL20030496W
Islam in Russia Islam in Russia Shireen Hunter Traces the shared history of Russia and Islam in expanding compass; from the Tatar civilization within the Russian heartland, to the conquered territories of the Caucasus and Central Asia, to the lar… OL2755690W
Political elites and the new Russia Political elites and the new Russia Anton Steen Political Elite and the New Russia convincingly argues that although reforms in Russia have been initiated by those close to the President, in fact local and national elites have been the crucial str… OL2758213W
The drama of Russian political history The drama of Russian political history A. V. Obolonskiĭ "Obolonsky has undertaken the formidable task of reinterpreting Russian history from the Time of Troubles to the dismantling of the Soviet system under Gorbachev and Yeltsin and others. He seeks to u… OL2853545W
The terminal spy The terminal spy Alan Cowell In a page-turning narrative that reads like a thriller, an award-winning journalist exposes the troubling truth behind the world's first act of nuclear terrorism.On November 1, 2006, Alexander Litvin… OL4120758W
Yeltsin Yeltsin Leon Rabinovich Aron "Charts the controversial rise of Boris Yeltsin against a broad and richly textured account of Russia's movement out of the grip of the communist state toward free, democratic nationhood. He details … OL487360W
A Russian Diary A Russian Diary Anna Politkovskaya Anna Politkovskaya, one of Russia's most fearless journalists, was gunned down in a contract killing in Moscow in the fall of 2006. Just before her death, Politkovskaya completed this searing, intima… OL8445523W
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