Russian Imperialism: Development and Crisis

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The fall of the Soviet Union was one of the most dramatic events of this century. It was also one of the most surprising. Perhaps because many Sovietologists neglected its status as an empire, most Americans were taken completely by surprise when the USSR began its precipitous collapse under Mikhail Gorbachev. This text subjects the Soviet Union as an empire to systematic scrutiny, using tools and methods at the disposal of modern political science. Foreign policy specialists, defense experts and Russian area analysts should find this book useful. It should also be valuable for undergraduate and graduate courses in Russian and Soviet history and the study of empires.

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"Cohen insightful and intriguing examination of one of the most fascinating nation-states of the 20th century....The reader is left with a more acute awareness of the systemic reasons for the fall of the Soviet empire, based on the historical evidence presented."-Comparative Strategy: An International Journal
Cohen insightful and intriguing examination of one of the most fascinating nation-states of the 20th century....The reader is left with a more acute awareness of the systemic reasons for the fall of the Soviet empire, based on the historical evidence presented.-Comparative Strategy: An International Journal
The best features of the book, and one that will be valued by both graduate students and their professors, is its succinct chapter on the various approaches to the problem of empire, inlcuding those by Doyle, Weeson, and Paul Kennedy, favored by the author.-Choice
"The best features of the book, and one that will be valued by both graduate students and their professors, is its succinct chapter on the various approaches to the problem of empire, inlcuding those by Doyle, Weeson, and Paul Kennedy, favored by the author."-Choice
"Only now are the Russian people even beginning to face the implications of the loss of empire. How they respond will determine not only their future, but also ours. Mr. Cohen's extremely valuable study should serve as a wake-up call to U.S. policymakers to watch that process very carefully."-Washington Times

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ARIEL COHEN is Salvatori Fellow in Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Heritage Foundation. Cohen is a commentator with Voice of America, Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe, and the Washington Times.